
Born near Aubrey: 29 famous people within 35 miles
Oliver Lake, born in Marianna, 8 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Al Green, with articles in 40 languages. No famous person’s birth in Aubrey is on record yet. 237 of the towns in Arkansas list at least one person.
What stands out about Aubrey’s famous people
Famous people born near Aubrey
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Floyd Jones
1917–1989American Chicago blues singer, guitarist and songwriter

Louis Jordan
1908–1975American jazz, blues and rhythm and blues musician, songwriter and bandleader
Tritobia Hayes Benjamin
1944–2014African-American art historian






Gilbert G. Collier
1930–1953United States Army Medal of Honor recipient



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Aubrey and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (13)
- Al Green: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sister Rosetta Tharpe: James J. Kriegsmann, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Jordan: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luther Allison: Carl Lender at https://www.flickr.com/photos/clender/, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oliver Lake: Andy Newcombe Farnborough, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oscar Polk: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Minor Watson: Pathe Industries. The original uploader was BillTunell at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pearl P. Oldfield: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Kessinger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Patricia Spears Jones: kellywritershouse, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Betty Cooper Hearnes: Missouri Secretary of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emma Mitts: Daniel X. O'Neil from USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gilbert G. Collier: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons