#1Famous people · Barling
Barling has one famous person on record
The American baseball player Hal Smith was born in 1931. That places their birth between 1920 and 1969. Readers can find them written up in 5 languages. Across the town line, Fort Smith lists 69, Budge Patty first.

Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Hal Smith
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1931
Hal Smith
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Barling
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The most names next door are in Fort Smith: 69.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Barling and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (2)
- Hal Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Budge Patty: Joop van Bilsen for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
