Famous people · Salado
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Salado
The nearest, Mark Martin, was born in Batesville, 5 mi away. Mary Steenburgen is the most widely known, written about in 57 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Salado yet. The longest list of any town in Arkansas belongs to Fort Smith, with 69.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
21 mi
Mary Steenburgen
Best known
Mary Steenburgen
in 57 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Salado’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Salado
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Leslie Rutledge
born 1976Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas since 2023
Mary Steenburgen
born 1953American actress, singer and songwriter
Alice Walton
born 1949American heiress to the fortune of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
John T. Walton
1946–2005American war veteran; son of Walmart founder Sam Walton
Herman Hugg
1921–2013American artist, educator, and philosopher
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Salado 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 (13)
- Mary Steenburgen: Angela George at https://www.flickr.com/photos/sharongraphics/, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Walton: Stephen Ironside, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Walton: Walmart, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Austin Reaves: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Martin: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kaneaster Hodges Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Read Miller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leslie Rutledge: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Mallett: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Monday: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Neill: Edgar L. Murlin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul K. Holmes III: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel W. Peel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons