
Born near Leola: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Justin Moore, born in Poyen, 11 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Johnny Cash, with articles in 119 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Leola yet. No town in Arkansas lists more than Fort Smith, with 69.
What stands out about Leola’s famous people
Famous people born near Leola
Nobody born in Leola 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





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Leola 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)
- Johnny Cash: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John L. McClellan: Congressional Portrait Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Moore: Matthew Fink, 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
- James H. Cone: Coolhappysteve, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cliff Lee: artolog on Flickr User Fui in terra aliena (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons