
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Oden
Lon Warneke, born in Mount Ida, 10 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Clark Duke, with articles in 27 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Oden. In all of Arkansas, the famous people on record come from 235 towns.
What stands out about Oden’s famous people
Famous people born near Oden
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

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



Herbert A. Littleton
1930–1951United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
Gary Darnell
born 1948American college football player, college football coach
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oden 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 (4)
- Clark Duke: popculturegeek.com, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Farley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert A. Littleton: National Museum of the U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lon Warneke: St. Louis Cardinals - 1941 Team Issue, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons