Famous people · Avoca
Born near Avoca: 33 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Matt Cornett, was born in Rogers, 7 mi away. Josh Hawley is the most widely known, written about in 36 languages. No famous person on record lists Avoca as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Arkansas belongs to Fort Smith, with 69.
Born nearby
33
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Josh Hawley
Best known
Josh Hawley
in 36 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Avoca’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Avoca
Nobody born in Avoca is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Darwin Deason
1940–2025Business; Founder of Affiliated Computer Systems
Asa Hutchinson
born 1950Governor of Arkansas from 2015 to 2023
Jim Bob Duggar
born 1965American reality TV personality and politician
Lloyd Andrews
1906–1992American actor, singer and composer
Pat Burrell
born 1976American professional baseball outfielder
Marcellus Holmes Chiles
1895–1918United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Jessa Duggar
born 1992American reality television participant
Jill Duggar
born 1991American reality television participant
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Avoca 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 (16)
- Josh Hawley: U.S. Senate Photographic Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Asa Hutchinson: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Cornett: LosCriticologos, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Hutchinson: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Loy W. Henderson: Harry S. Truman Library & Museum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Burrell: SD Dirk on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hunter Wood: Erik Drost on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George William Fullerton: Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Bob Duggar: Jim Bob Duggar, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh A. Dinsmore: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcellus Holmes Chiles: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Austin: Miguel Solari, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bart Hester: uacescomm, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessa Duggar: Jim Bob Duggar, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jill Duggar: Jim Bob Duggar, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Costner: JPetrlík, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons