24 famous people were born within 35 miles of Cale
The nearest, Danny Walters, was born in Prescott, 15 mi away. Ne-Yo is the most widely known, written about in 56 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Cale. No town in Arkansas lists more than Fort Smith, with 69.
What stands out about Cale’s famous people
Famous people born near Cale
The 24 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Barbara Hendricks
born 1948American operatic soprano and concert singer














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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cale 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)
- Ne-Yo: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Huckabee: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melinda Dillon: It is unclear as to whether the press materials were distributed by a publicity agency employed by representatives of the subject, or if they were distributed by producers of a project the subject was appearing in, circa 1976., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Hendricks: Denise Grünstein, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tommy Tuberville: United States Senate Photographic Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Davis: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Witherspoon: Lioneldecoster, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Pryor: US gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ketty Lester: General Artists Corporation (management), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vince Foster: Waffles9761, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jenny Eakin Delony: Jenny Eakin Delony Rice, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mack McLarty: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Travis Laney: University of Arkansas, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Washington Hays: George W. Hays, author. "The Dearborn Independent" (Dearborn, MI)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James M. Taylor: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons