
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Woodlawn
Closest of all is Johnny Cash, from Kingsland, 16 mi away. Across Arkansas, 257 towns list someone born there. No entry yet names Woodlawn as a birthplace. Fort Smith has the most of any town in Arkansas: 69.
What stands out about Woodlawn’s famous people
Famous people born near Woodlawn
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.






Gloria Long Anderson
born 1938American chemist and school administrator

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Woodlawn 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)
- Johnny Cash: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tommy Lister Jr.: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Hines: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dallas Long: UPI, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Carr: ACME, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Greene: Eric Koch for Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Camille Keaton: Theatrical trailer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons