
28 famous people were born within 35 miles of Bradley
Closest of all is Devin White, from Springhill, 13 mi away. Bessie Coleman is the most widely known, written about in 45 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Bradley yet. 237 towns in Arkansas have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Bradley’s famous people
Famous people born near Bradley
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Kenny Guinn
1936–2010American politician; 27th Governor of Nevada


Phil Robertson
1946–2025American professional hunter, businessman and reality television personality










Robert Dwayne Gruss
born 1955Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saginaw
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bradley 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 (15)
- Bessie Coleman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Conlon Nancarrow: Irene de Groot, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Rambo: Ksunmedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenny Guinn: Kenny_Guinn_and_Harry_Reid.jpg: United States Senate derivative work: – Kerαunoςcopia◁galaxies, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Ross: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil Robertson: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William F. Kirby: Schrader, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Dwayne Gruss: U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alystria Maurer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Devin White: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Peters: original: Keith Allisonderivative: Diddykong1130, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James M. Taylor: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry McCray: Mike Shea, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Travis Jackson: Chicago Daily News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Cornelius: Steve Elliott, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Waggonner: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons