20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Pea Ridge
Closest of all is Clyde Taylor Ellis, from Garfield, 8 mi away. Josh Hawley is the most widely known, written about in 36 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Pea Ridge. The Arkansas lists hold names for 244 towns.
What stands out about Pea Ridge’s famous people
Famous people born near Pea Ridge
Nobody born in Pea Ridge is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

Asa Hutchinson
born 1950Governor of Arkansas from 2015 to 2023



Darwin Deason
1940–2025Business; Founder of Affiliated Computer Systems


Pat Burrell
born 1976American professional baseball outfielder
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pea Ridge 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)
- Josh Hawley: U.S. Senate Photographic Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Asa Hutchinson: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Cornett: LosCriticologos, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Hutchinson: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Loy W. Henderson: Harry S. Truman Library & Museum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Burrell: SD Dirk on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons