Famous people · Roe
30 famous people were born within 35 miles of Roe
The nearest, Tank Daniels, was born in Clarendon, 6 mi away. The best known of them is Sister Rosetta Tharpe, with articles in 34 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Roe yet. 237 towns in Arkansas have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
30
within 35 miles
Closest
27 mi
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Best known
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
in 34 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Roe’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Roe
Nobody born in Roe is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Myrtle Smith Livingston
1902–1973American educator and playwright
Arbee Stidham
1917–1988American blues singer and multi-instrumentalist
Louis Jordan
1908–1975American jazz, blues and rhythm and blues musician, songwriter and bandleader
Tritobia Hayes Benjamin
1944–2014African-American art historian
Maurice Britt
1919–1995United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Ed Hamm
1906–1982Former American long jumper and Olympic gold medallist
The town’s pick
Town Square →Who’s the most famous person from Roe?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Your pick
No picks yet
Be the first to say who Roe’s most famous person is.
Or tell us
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Roe 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 (9)
- Sister Rosetta Tharpe: James J. Kriegsmann, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Jordan: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Taylor Robinson: Joseph_T._Robinson.jpg: Harris and Ewing derivative work: Acdixon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paula Jones: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Marion Berry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pearl P. Oldfield: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mitch Petrus: Coingeek, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Betty Cooper Hearnes: Missouri Secretary of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Myrtle Smith Livingston: No photographer credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons