Famous people · Tumbling Shoals
27 famous people were born within 35 miles of Tumbling Shoals
Laurell K. Hamilton, born in Heber Springs, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Dick Powell, with articles in 38 languages. No famous person’s birth in Tumbling Shoals is on record yet. Across Arkansas, 257 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
27
within 35 miles
Closest
23 mi
Dick Powell
Best known
Dick Powell
in 38 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Tumbling Shoals’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Tumbling Shoals
Nobody born in Tumbling Shoals is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
William Read Miller
1823–1887American politician, Arkansas
Leslie Rutledge
born 1976Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas since 2023
Zach Bonner
born 1997American philanthropist and founder of the non-profit charity Little Red Wagon Foundation
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tumbling Shoals 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)
- Dick Powell: Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Martin: US Army, 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
- Stephen Brundidge, Jr.: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Everett G. Burkhalter: California State Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Neill: Edgar L. Murlin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zach Bonner: Jayme O'Rourke, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel W. Peel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons