
Born near Hatfield: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Norris Goff, from Cove, 4 mi away. James Farley is the most widely known, written about in 10 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Hatfield. 244 towns across Arkansas can name a famous person born there.
What stands out about Hatfield’s famous people
Famous people born near Hatfield
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Herbert A. Littleton
1930–1951United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient



Jack Davis
1933–2015American gridiron football player and sports coach


Gary Darnell
born 1948American college football player, college football coach
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hatfield 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 (7)
- James Farley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wes Watkins: United States House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Collin Raye: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norris Goff: NBC Radio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert A. Littleton: National Museum of the U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Lynn Helms: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- A. L. Bennett: Phillips 66, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons