Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Best known
Budge Patty
in 28 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Belfonte’s famous people ★ What stands out · Close to home Famous people born near Belfonte The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
10 mi 20 mi 35 mi Fort Smith · 5 Sallisaw · 4 Muldrow · 3 Long · 1 Belfonte Within 10 mi · 6 Within 35 mi · 20
Jack C. Montgomery 1917–2002 United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Joshua L. Wheeler 1975–2015 American soldier
Jaxon Wiggins born 2001 Baseball player
Shawntel Smith born 1971 Miss America 1996
Ray Rogers American archer
DS DeLanna Studi born 1976 Actress
Cal Smith 1932–2013 American country musician
Donald Aubrey Quarles 1894–1959 American politician
John T. Deweese 1835–1906 Union Army officer
JC Jim Collier born 1939 American football player
HD Hollie Dunaway born 1984 American boxer
John Jarman 1915–1982 Son of John Henry Jarman I and Gran.
BF Brian Foster born 1984 American mixed martial arts fighter
DF Derek Fine born 1983 Player of American football
BH Billy Hughes 1908–1995 American musician
Budge Patty 1924–2021 US tennis player
HD Hunter Doohan born 1994 American actor
Jahlil Okafor born 1995 Nigerian-American basketball player
JW Jaylin Williams born 2002 American basketball player
RM Rudy Ray Moore 1927–2008 American comedian, singer, actor, and film producer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Belfonte 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 (11) Budge Patty: Joop van Bilsen for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl , Wikimedia Commons Jahlil Okafor: ウィ貴公子, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Cal Smith: MCA Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Joshua L. Wheeler: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons John Jarman: the Carl Albert Center Congressional Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Donald Aubrey Quarles: United States Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons John T. Deweese: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Shawntel Smith: Craig A. Hurst, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Jack C. Montgomery: PumpkinSky, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Ray Rogers: Merk, Ben / Anefo, CC0 , Wikimedia Commons Jaxon Wiggins: Brandonrush, CC0 , Wikimedia Commons