Famous people · Whelen Springs
30 famous people were born within 35 miles of Whelen Springs
Daniel Davis, born in Gurdon, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Ne-Yo, with articles in 56 languages. No famous person’s birth in Whelen Springs is on record yet. 255 of the towns in Arkansas list at least one person.
Born nearby
30
within 35 miles
Closest
24 mi
Ne-Yo
Best known
Ne-Yo
in 56 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Whelen Springs’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Whelen Springs
The 30 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Virginia Clinton Kelley
1923–1994Mother of U.S. president Bill Clinton
Barbara Hendricks
born 1948American operatic soprano and concert singer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Whelen Springs 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 (22)
- Ne-Yo: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Huckabee: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melinda Dillon: It is unclear as to whether the press materials were distributed by a publicity agency employed by representatives of the subject, or if they were distributed by producers of a project the subject was appearing in, circa 1976., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Hendricks: Denise Grünstein, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tommy Tuberville: United States Senate Photographic Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Davis: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Witherspoon: Lioneldecoster, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Pryor: US gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ketty Lester: General Artists Corporation (management), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vince Foster: Waffles9761, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mack McLarty: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Travis Laney: University of Arkansas, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bo Nix: Auburn Athletics, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Washington Hays: George W. Hays, author. "The Dearborn Independent" (Dearborn, MI)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Williams: TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William J. Holloway: Oklahoma Legislative Service Bureau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Virginia Clinton Kelley: Sharon Farmer White House Photograph Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Catherine Dorris Norrell: Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Winston P. Wilson: USAF, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Hughes: Johnmaxmena2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Floyd Robinson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joyce Elliott: Joyce_Elliott_and_Richard_Carroll_2010.jpg: aflcio derivative work: Delaywaves, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons