27 famous people were born within 35 miles of Gateway
Clyde Taylor Ellis, born in Garfield, 3 mi away, is the closest. Not one famous person on record comes from Gateway yet. The best known of them is Asa Hutchinson, with articles in 30 languages. The Arkansas lists hold names for 237 towns.
What stands out about Gateway’s famous people
Famous people born near Gateway
Nobody born in Gateway is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

Pat Burrell
born 1976American professional baseball outfielder

Marcellus Holmes Chiles
1895–1918United States Army Medal of Honor recipient








Darwin Deason
1940–2025Business; Founder of Affiliated Computer Systems


Asa Hutchinson
born 1950Governor of Arkansas from 2015 to 2023




John Wilson Ross
1863–1945Justice of the Supreme Court of Arizona from November 13, 1918 to January 6, 1919
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gateway 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)
- 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
- Sara Lampe: Missouri News Horizon, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Durward Gorham Hall: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh A. Dinsmore: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcellus Holmes Chiles: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Easley: Oklahoma Legislative Service Bureau, Photo Division [1], 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
- Melissa McFerrin: University of Memphis, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Costner: JPetrlík, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry D. Ross: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons