Famous people · Briarcliff
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Briarcliff
The nearest, Carolyn D. Wright, was born in Mountain Home, 7 mi away. Samuel B. Hill is the most widely known, written about in 9 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Briarcliff yet. 238 of the towns in Arkansas list at least one person.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
29 mi
Samuel B. Hill
Best known
Samuel B. Hill
in 9 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Briarcliff’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Briarcliff
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Charles L. Gilliland
1933–1951United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Briarcliff 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 (10)
- Samuel B. Hill: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Allan Oldfield: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Davis Tutt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glen D. Johnson: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carolyn D. Wright: David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles L. Gilliland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Forrest L. Wood: Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John E. Miller: Sgerbic, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Hedges: Billy Hathorn, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- O. A. Cargill: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons