Famous people · Lincoln
24 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lincoln
J. P. Carnahan, born in Canehill, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Mark Pryor, with articles in 29 languages. No famous person on record lists Lincoln as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Arkansas belongs to Fort Smith, with 69.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
Mark Pryor
Best known
Mark Pryor
in 29 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lincoln’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lincoln
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
George W. Bond
1891–1974American academic and college president
John Auffet
born 1945
Jessa Duggar
born 1992American reality television participant
Jill Duggar
born 1991American reality television participant
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lincoln 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 (15)
- Mark Pryor: US Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Conley Jr.: Verse Photography, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard O. Covey: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Durell Stone: NASA/ERC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Pittman: Scanned by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) from the Science Service Collection at the National Museum of American History with permission., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Atalie Unkalunt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clement V. Rogers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Powell: Exhibits, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George W. Bond: Louisiana Tech, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessa Duggar: Jim Bob Duggar, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jill Duggar: Jim Bob Duggar, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Byrd Mock: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Damon Canfield: Vibert Jeffers .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);bo…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. P. Carnahan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ty Tice: Jeffrey Hayes, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons