Born near Ponca: 23 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Geraldine McCullough, from Kingston, 9 mi away. The best known of them is Ronnie Hawkins, with articles in 27 languages. The list for Ponca is empty for now. No town in Arkansas lists more than Fort Smith, with 69.
What stands out about Ponca’s famous people
Famous people born near Ponca
Nobody born in Ponca is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.



Jack Williams
1924–1945United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient


Helen Gurley Brown
1922–2012American author, publisher, and businesswoman


David Crockett Graham
1884–1961American Baptist missionary, anthropologist, educator, archeologist, curator, author, and field collector

John Wilson Ross
1863–1945Justice of the Supreme Court of Arizona from November 13, 1918 to January 6, 1919

Ben C. Henley
1907–1987Arkansas lawyer, businessman, politician

Pat Burrell
born 1976American professional baseball outfielder

Marcellus Holmes Chiles
1895–1918United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ponca 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 (11)
- Ronnie Hawkins: John Bauld from Toronto, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Gurley Brown: John Bottega, World Telegram staff photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Miller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Burrell: SD Dirk on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Paul Hammerschmidt: James Stevens, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Crockett Graham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gracie Pfost: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George William Fullerton: Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Williams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcellus Holmes Chiles: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Berry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons