
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Jones Mills
Closest of all is Fred Jones, from Malvern, 7 mi away. The best known of them is Billy Bob Thornton, with articles in 65 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Jones Mills. Fort Smith’s 69 names make the longest list in Arkansas.
What stands out about Jones Mills’ famous people
Famous people born near Jones Mills
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


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




David Delano Glover
1868–1952Arkansas lawyer and politician
George Cole
1906–1978American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jones Mills 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 (6)
- Billy Bob Thornton: Emmanuelle CHOUSSY, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Ladd: Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Rector: Agence Rol, 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