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Famous people · Stephens

The 3 famous people born in Stephens, led by Barbara Hendricks

Most widely known is Barbara Hendricks, the American operatic soprano and concert singer, with articles in 33 languages. Dick Hughes and Frank Spooner follow. Births span 1937 to 1948, from Frank Spooner to Barbara Hendricks. Across Arkansas, 237 towns list someone born there.

#1 best knownBarbara HendricksMusic · born 1948
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3
notable people
Best known
Barbara Hendricks
in 33 Wikipedia languages
First
1937
Frank Spooner
Youngest
1948
Barbara Hendricks
Most common field
Music
1 people
The best known

Born in Stephens

First, Barbara Hendricks (33 languages), then Dick Hughes (4) and Frank Spooner (2).

Barbara Hendricks#1
Music

Barbara Hendricks

born 1948

American operatic soprano and concert singer

33 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Dick Hughes#2
Sports

Dick Hughes

1938–2026

American baseball player

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
FS#3
Film, TV & Stage

Frank Spooner

born 1937

Louisiana oil and natural gas producer and Republican politician

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Stephens and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.

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