Born near McNeil: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Mujahid Abdul-Karim, born in Waldo, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Ne-Yo, with articles in 56 languages. No entry yet names McNeil as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in Arkansas belongs to Fort Smith, with 69.
What stands out about McNeil’s famous people
Famous people born near McNeil
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Barbara Hendricks
born 1948American operatic soprano and concert singer





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is McNeil 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 (6)
- Ne-Yo: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Huckabee: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Barbara Hendricks: Denise Grünstein, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tommy Tuberville: United States Senate Photographic Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Pryor: US gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons