
32 famous people were born within 35 miles of McNab
The nearest, Luenell, was born in Tollette, 11 mi away. The best known of them is Scott Joplin, with articles in 64 languages. No famous person’s birth in McNab is on record yet. In all of Arkansas, the famous people on record come from 237 towns.
What stands out about McNab’s famous people
Famous people born near McNab
Nobody born in McNab is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.












Robert Dwayne Gruss
born 1955Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saginaw


Effie Anderson Smith
1869–1955Arizona Impressionist landscape painter

Scott Joplin
1867–1917American composer, musician, pianist (1867/68-1917)


Joshua Logan
1908–1988American stage and film director and writer


Kenny Guinn
1936–2010American politician; 27th Governor of Nevada



Virginia Clinton Kelley
1923–1994Mother of U.S. president Bill Clinton
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is McNab 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 (22)
- Scott Joplin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Huckabee: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Perot: Department of Veterans Affairs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Melinda Dillon: It is unclear as to whether the press materials were distributed by a publicity agency employed by representatives of the subject, or if they were distributed by producers of a project the subject was appearing in, circa 1976., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joshua Logan: Princeton University Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Conlon Nancarrow: Irene de Groot, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jarrion Lawson: jenaragon94, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ketty Lester: General Artists Corporation (management), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vince Foster: Waffles9761, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenny Guinn: Kenny_Guinn_and_Harry_Reid.jpg: United States Senate derivative work: – Kerαunoςcopia◁galaxies, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Ross: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luenell: John B. Mueller, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- William F. Kirby: Schrader, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Trevor Bardette: RKO Radio Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jenny Eakin Delony: Jenny Eakin Delony Rice, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mack McLarty: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Dwayne Gruss: U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alystria Maurer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Lauck: Jack Votion Productions Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willie Davis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Virginia Clinton Kelley: Sharon Farmer White House Photograph Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tilman Bacon Parks: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Effie Anderson Smith: Msteven567, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons