
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Vandervoort
Eurith D. Rivers is the most widely known, written about in 9 languages. The nearest, Norris Goff, was born in Cove, 5 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Vandervoort. In Arkansas, 237 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Vandervoort’s famous people
Famous people born near Vandervoort
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Herbert A. Littleton
1930–1951United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient








Eurith D. Rivers
1895–1967American politician: Governor of Georgia
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Vandervoort 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 (10)
- Eurith D. Rivers: Harris & Ewing (1936), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wes Watkins: United States House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gail Davies: Lifesong Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Collin Raye: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Effiegene Locke Wingo: the Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norris Goff: NBC Radio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Parker: Sevargmt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert A. Littleton: National Museum of the U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Lynn Helms: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron Thomas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons