
Born near Rondo: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Oliver Lake, born in Marianna, 9 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Al Green, with articles in 40 languages. The list for Rondo is empty for now. Across Arkansas, 238 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Rondo’s famous people
Famous people born near Rondo
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Floyd Jones
1917–1989American Chicago blues singer, guitarist and songwriter




Doctor Ross
1925–1993American blues singer, guitarist, harmonica player and drummer

Louis Jordan
1908–1975American jazz, blues and rhythm and blues musician, songwriter and bandleader

Tritobia Hayes Benjamin
1944–2014African-American art historian
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rondo 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 (7)
- Al Green: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlaine Harris: OmahaStar, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Conway Twitty: United Talent Inc. (management)/MCA Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Jordan: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Cotton: Bengt Nyman, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Luther Allison: Carl Lender at https://www.flickr.com/photos/clender/, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oliver Lake: Andy Newcombe Farnborough, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons