Famous people · Perla
Born near Perla: 25 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Fred Jones, was born in Malvern, 3 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Perla. Over the border in Malvern, 16 names are on record, led by Fred Jones. Billy Bob Thornton is the most widely known, written about in 65 languages.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
18 mi
Billy Bob Thornton
Best known
Billy Bob Thornton
in 65 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Perla’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Perla
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
David Delano Glover
1868–1952Arkansas lawyer and politician
Billy Bob Thornton
born 1955American actor, filmmaker, and musician
John L. McClellan
1896–1977American lawyer, politician, and U.S. Senator from Arkansas
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The longest list nearby is Malvern’s, with 16.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Perla 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)
- Billy Bob Thornton: Emmanuelle CHOUSSY, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Ladd: Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Rector: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John L. McClellan: Congressional Portrait Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Moore: Matthew Fink, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Westerman: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Jones: File:Ronny Turiaf at the line.jpg: eric molina derivative work: Shakeydeal33, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fran Bennett: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cliff Lee: artolog on Flickr User Fui in terra aliena (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bo Nix: Auburn Athletics, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Burrow: Acdixon, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Williams: TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William J. Holloway: Oklahoma Legislative Service Bureau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Winston Bryant: Mena High School, Arkansas, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons