23 famous people were born within 35 miles of Newhope
The nearest, Ben McLaughlin, was born in Dierks, 11 mi away. Clark Duke is the most widely known, written about in 27 languages. No famous person on record lists Newhope as their birthplace yet. Across Arkansas, the lists cover 250 towns.
What stands out about Newhope’s famous people
Famous people born near Newhope
They were born in 13 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Eurith D. Rivers
1895–1967American politician: Governor of Georgia




Charles L. Watkins
1879–1966Parlimentarian of the United States Senate



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Newhope 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 (8)
- Clark Duke: popculturegeek.com, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Luenell: John B. Mueller, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Trevor Bardette: RKO Radio Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eurith D. Rivers: Harris & Ewing (1936), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wes Watkins: United States House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Collin Raye: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Effiegene Locke Wingo: the Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willie Davis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons