Born near Haskell: 26 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Clifton Williams, from Traskwood, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Douglas MacArthur, with articles in 113 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Haskell. In all of Arkansas, the famous people on record come from 235 towns.
What stands out about Haskell’s famous people
Famous people born near Haskell
Nobody born in Haskell is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.




David Delano Glover
1868–1952Arkansas lawyer and politician

John L. McClellan
1896–1977American lawyer, politician, and U.S. Senator from Arkansas

Douglas MacArthur
1880–1964United States Army general in WWI, WWII and Korea

Chelsea Clinton
born 1980American author and global health advocate

John Michael Jumper
born 1985American chemist and AI expert



Billy Bob Thornton
born 1955American actor, filmmaker, and musician



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Haskell 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 (14)
- Douglas MacArthur: Photographer not credited., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Bob Thornton: Emmanuelle CHOUSSY, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chelsea Clinton: UKinUSA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Ladd: Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Michael Jumper: John Sears, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joey Lauren Adams: GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Johnson: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Rector: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John L. McClellan: Congressional Portrait Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Moore: Matthew Fink, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Westerman: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Jones: File:Ronny Turiaf at the line.jpg: eric molina derivative work: Shakeydeal33, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fran Bennett: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cliff Lee: artolog on Flickr User Fui in terra aliena (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons