List of People From Arkansas

Other Arkansans

Amarillo Slim (born 1928), professional poker player
Larry P. Arnn, president of Hillsdale College since 2000
Besser, Matt (born 1967), comedian
Black, James (1800–1872), inventor of the 'Bowie' knife
Covey, Richard O. 'Dick' (born 1946), astronaut
Dirkhising, Jesse (1986–1999), crime victim
Doolin, Bill (1858–1896), outlaw
Gilliland, Edwin (1909–1973), chemical engineer
Gracen, Elizabeth Ward (born 1960), Miss America, actress
Connie Hamzy prolific rock groupie noted as "Sweet, Sweet Connie" in the Grand Funk Railroad 1973 song "We're An American Band."
Hicks, Bill (1961–1994), comedian
Holmes, T. J. (born 1977), CNN weekday anchor
Rex Humbard (1919–2007), televangelist
Johnson, Kenneth (born 1942), writer, director and producer
Keohane, Nan, President of Duke University
Mitchell, Martha (1918–1976), wife of John N. Mitchell
Nichols, Jeff, screenwriter and director
Owens, Freeman, pioneer in cinematography
Parazynski, Scott E. (born 1961), astronaut
Rinaldo, Theodore (1944-2000), charismatic religious leader, businessman, and convicted child sex offender
Selman, John, outlaw
Stephens, Steve, radio and television host
Stocks, Heath, convicted murderer who killed his family in Lonoke
Turner, Debbye, (born 1967), Miss America 1990, television host/news anchor
Utley, Terri (born 1962) Miss USA 1982
Webb, John Joshua, gunslinger

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State of Arkansas

Little Rock (capital)

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Regions	Arkansas River Valley Ark‑La‑Tex Bayou Bartholomew Central Arkansas Crowley's Ridge Four State Area Delta Mississippi Alluvial Plain New Madrid Seismic Zone Northwest Arkansas Osage Plains Ouachita Mountains Ozarks Piney Woods South Arkansas Timberlands Western Arkansas

Metros	Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Fayetteville‑Springdale‑Rogers Fort Smith Texarkana Jonesboro Pine Bluff Hot Springs

Largest cities	Little Rock Fort Smith Fayetteville Springdale Jonesboro North Little Rock Conway Rogers Pine Bluff Bentonville Hot Springs Benton Texarkana Sherwood Jacksonville Russellville Bella Vista West Memphis Paragould Cabot

Counties	Arkansas Ashley Baxter Benton Boone Bradley Calhoun Carroll Chicot Clark Clay Cleburne Cleveland Columbia Conway Craighead Crawford Crittenden Cross Dallas Desha Drew Faulkner Franklin Fulton Garland Grant Greene Hempstead Hot Spring Howard Independence Izard Jackson Jefferson Johnson Lafayette Lawrence Lee Lincoln Little River Logan Lonoke Madison Marion Miller Mississippi Monroe Montgomery Nevada Newton Ouachita Perry Phillips Pike Poinsett Polk Pope Prairie Pulaski Randolph Saline Scott Searcy Sebastian Sevier Sharp St. Francis Stone Union Van Buren Washington White Woodruff Yell