Famous people · Minturn
Born near Minturn: 29 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is John Grisham, with articles in 73 languages. Closest of all is Miller Williams, from Hoxie, 5 mi away. No entry yet names Minturn as a birthplace. Famous people are on record for 237 of the towns in Arkansas.
Born nearby
29
within 35 miles
Closest
22 mi
John Grisham
Best known
John Grisham
in 73 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Minturn’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Minturn
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Betty Dickey
born 1940First woman Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Arkansas
Herman Hugg
1921–2013American artist, educator, and philosopher
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
Mary Steenburgen
born 1953American actress, singer and songwriter
Alice Walton
born 1949American heiress to the fortune of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
John T. Walton
1946–2005American war veteran; son of Walmart founder Sam Walton
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Minturn 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 (14)
- Mary Steenburgen: Angela George at https://www.flickr.com/photos/sharongraphics/, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Walton: Stephen Ironside, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wes Bentley: Natasha Baucas, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Walton: Walmart, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Malik Monk: 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
- John Wesley Snyder: Greta Kempton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kaneaster Hodges Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Murphy: ABC Television, 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