Born near Jennette: 32 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Al Green, with articles in 40 languages. Closest of all is Johnnie Taylor, from Crawfordsville, 7 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Jennette is on record yet. The Arkansas lists hold names for 244 towns.
What stands out about Jennette’s famous people
Famous people born near Jennette
The 32 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Johnny "Yard Dog" Jones
1941–2015American Chicago blues and soul blues singer, guitarist, harmonicist and songwriter
Moody Jones
1908–1988American Chicago blues guitarist, bass player, and singer





Wayne Jackson
1941–2016American trumpeter, arranger and songwriter













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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jennette 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 (18)
- Al Green: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Big Walter Horton: David Goodwin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Luther Allison: Carl Lender at https://www.flickr.com/photos/clender/, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Rich: Epic Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcus Brown: Original uploader was Sportswikiman at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sonny Weems: Sakhalinio, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Cage: S.D.S.U. Circle K Club and Alumni & Associates, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wayne Jackson: Lonnie Lee / Starlite International Pty Ltd, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Brown: Pasadena Museum of History, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Kessinger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clay Ford: Florida House Photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nakobe Dean: TigerNet.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patricia Spears Jones: kellywritershouse, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Kelley: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh Taylor: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Franklin: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sonny Rodgers: Eatonland, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buddy Brown: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons