
30 famous people were born within 35 miles of Goshen
The nearest, George William Fullerton, was born in Hindsville, 8 mi away. The best known of them is Josh Hawley, with articles in 36 languages. No entry yet names Goshen as a birthplace. The longest list in Arkansas is Fort Smith’s, with 69 names.
What stands out about Goshen’s famous people
Famous people born near Goshen
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.







Jim Bob Duggar
born 1965American reality TV personality and politician





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




Asa Hutchinson
born 1950Governor of Arkansas from 2015 to 2023


Pat Burrell
born 1976American professional baseball outfielder

Marcellus Holmes Chiles
1895–1918United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Goshen 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 (19)
- Josh Hawley: U.S. Senate Photographic Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Asa Hutchinson: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Pryor: US Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Conley Jr.: Verse Photography, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronnie Hawkins: John Bauld from Toronto, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Cornett: LosCriticologos, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard O. Covey: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Hutchinson: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Durell Stone: NASA/ERC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Miller: 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
- Margaret Pittman: Scanned by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) from the Science Service Collection at the National Museum of American History with permission., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hunter Wood: Erik Drost on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George William Fullerton: Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Bob Duggar: Jim Bob Duggar, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh A. Dinsmore: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcellus Holmes Chiles: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Austin: Miguel Solari, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons