26 famous people were born within 35 miles of Humphrey
Closest of all is Leo Graham, from Stuttgart, 10 mi away. Tommy Lister Jr. is the most widely known, written about in 60 languages. No famous person’s birth in Humphrey is on record yet. The longest list of any town in Arkansas belongs to Fort Smith, with 69.
What stands out about Humphrey’s famous people
Famous people born near Humphrey
They were born in 13 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Gloria Long Anderson
born 1938American chemist and school administrator





Maurice Britt
1919–1995United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Ed Hamm
1906–1982Former American long jumper and Olympic gold medallist


Arbee Stidham
1917–1988American blues singer and multi-instrumentalist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Humphrey 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)
- Tommy Lister Jr.: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dallas Long: UPI, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Carr: ACME, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Greene: Eric Koch for Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Camille Keaton: Theatrical trailer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Taylor Robinson: Joseph_T._Robinson.jpg: Harris and Ewing derivative work: Acdixon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paula Jones: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons