14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Uniontown
Jim Collier, born in Van Buren, 11 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Budge Patty, with articles in 28 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Uniontown. Across Arkansas, the lists cover 250 towns.
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Famous people born near Uniontown
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.






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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Uniontown 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 (6)
- Budge Patty: Joop van Bilsen for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Hunter Doohan: Lucas Pelizaro, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jahlil Okafor: ウィ貴公子, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marion Hutton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joshua L. Wheeler: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shawntel Smith: Craig A. Hurst, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons