Famous people · Mansfield
33 famous people were born within 35 miles of Mansfield
Jake Freeze, born in Huntington, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Budge Patty, with articles in 28 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Mansfield. Across Arkansas, the lists cover 237 towns.
Born nearby
33
within 35 miles
Closest
21 mi
Budge Patty
Best known
Budge Patty
in 28 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Mansfield’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Mansfield
They were born in 14 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Gary Darnell
born 1948American college football player, college football coach
Rudy Ray Moore
1927–2008American comedian, singer, actor, and film producer
Jack Davis
1933–2015American gridiron football player and sports coach
Albert E. Brumley
1905–1977American shape note music composer and publisher, prolific in the genre of southern gospel
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mansfield 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 (16)
- Budge Patty: Joop van Bilsen for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Jahlil Okafor: ウィ貴公子, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dale Bumpers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Farley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dallas Frazier: Capitol Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Burris: IcE MaN, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John P. McConnell: United States Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wayne Kemp: Ecallicoat, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron Ward: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hal Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Adams: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Floyd Speer: Emmett Francis Collins, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Koda Glover: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rilla Askew: Literatureisforeveryone, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- A. L. Bennett: Phillips 66, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Freda Ameringer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons