Famous people · Oark
31 famous people were born within 35 miles of Oark
Ronnie Hawkins is the most widely known, written about in 27 languages. The nearest, Paul Stewart, was born in Clarksville, 17 mi away. No famous person on record lists Oark as their birthplace yet. The longest list in Arkansas is Fort Smith’s, with 69 names.
Born nearby
31
within 35 miles
Closest
29 mi
Ronnie Hawkins
Best known
Ronnie Hawkins
in 27 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Oark’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Oark
Nobody born in Oark is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Mildred Breedlove
1904–1994American author and Nevada Poet Laureate
Minnie Rutherford Fuller
1868–1946American reformer and suffragist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oark 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 (15)
- Ronnie Hawkins: John Bauld from Toronto, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Buchanan: RoyBuchananPerforming.jpg: Carl Lender at https://www.flickr.com/photos/clender/ derivative work: WikiAR, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Miller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Wootton: Mark Dillman (daddyodilly), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brooks Hays: Farm Security Administration, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse M. Martin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Stewart: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Boles: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles C. Reid: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Welles: Justin, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mildred Breedlove: Special Collections, University of Nevada, Reno, Libraries, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Boss Schmidt: Detroit Free Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Schmidt: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Berry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mutt Williams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons