Louis Jordan
1908–1975American jazz, blues and rhythm and blues musician, songwriter and bandleader
Famous people · Wheatley
Born near Wheatley: 25 famous people within 35 miles
Louis Jordan, born in Brinkley, 5 mi away, is the closest. No entry yet names Wheatley as a birthplace. The best known of them is Al Green, with articles in 40 languages. The longest list of any town in Arkansas belongs to Fort Smith, with 69.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
19 mi
Al Green
Best known
Al Green
in 40 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wheatley’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wheatley
The 25 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Tritobia Hayes Benjamin
1944–2014African-American art historian
Floyd Jones
1917–1989American Chicago blues singer, guitarist and songwriter
Arbee Stidham
1917–1988American blues singer and multi-instrumentalist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wheatley 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 (7)
- Al Green: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sister Rosetta Tharpe: James J. Kriegsmann, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Jordan: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luther Allison: Carl Lender at https://www.flickr.com/photos/clender/, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Rich: Epic Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oliver Lake: Andy Newcombe Farnborough, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oscar Polk: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons