Herman Hugg
1921–2013American artist, educator, and philosopher
Famous people · Lynn
Born near Lynn: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Herman Hugg, from Strawberry, 5 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Lynn is on record yet. Austin Reaves is the most widely known, written about in 24 languages. Famous people are on record for 237 of the towns in Arkansas.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
23 mi
Austin Reaves
Best known
Austin Reaves
in 24 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lynn’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lynn
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Betty Dickey
born 1940First woman Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Arkansas
Billy Lee Riley
1933–2009American rockabilly musician, singer, record producer and songwriter
Jim Johnston
born 1959American music composer and musician best known for his WWE entrance themes
Ed Bethune
born 1935Arkansas politician, lawyer, lobbyist and United States Marine
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lynn 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)
- Austin Reaves: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Lee Riley: joespake, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James T. Conway: U.S. Marine Corps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Bethune: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Taylor: University of Michigan. News and Information Services., CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry P. Arnn: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Skeeter Kell: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons