Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock, Arkansas ranks 425th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Southampton, Cork (city), and Norfolk, Virginia. Memorable people born in Little Rock, Arkansas include Douglas MacArthur, Leon Russom, and Broncho Billy Anderson. Memorable people who died in Little Rock, Arkansas include Roy Scheider, Sam Walton, and John L. McClellan. Little Rock, Arkansas has been the birth place of many actors, and basketball players and the death place of many politicians, and actors. Little Rock, Arkansas is located in United States.
Little Rock is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The population was 202,591 at the 2020 census, while the Little Rock metropolitan area with an estimated 770,000 residents is the 81st-most populous metropolitan area in the United States. The city lies on the south bank of the Arkansas River close to the state's geographic center in central Arkansas. It is the county seat of Pulaski County. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2002, Little Rock, Arkansas was the birth place of 36 globally memorable people, including Douglas MacArthur, Leon Russom, and Broncho Billy Anderson. Additionaly, 10 globally memorable people have passed away in Little Rock, Arkansas including Roy Scheider, Sam Walton, and John L. McClellan.
People Born in Little Rock, Arkansas
Go to all RankingsDouglas MacArthur
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1964
HPI: 78.04
Rank: 10
Leon Russom
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 24
Broncho Billy Anderson
ACTOR
1880 - 1971
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 7
Pharoah Sanders
MUSICIAN
1940 - 2022
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 5
Josh Lucas
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 23
Carlos Hathcock
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1942 - 1999
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 6
Bobo Brazil
WRESTLER
1924 - 1998
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 8
Chelsea Clinton
PUBLIC WORKER
1980 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 33
Florence Price
COMPOSER
1887 - 1953
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 4
Gil Gerard
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 14
Michael Aschbacher
MATHEMATICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 15
John Kocinski
RACING DRIVER
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 27
Newly Added People Born in Little Rock, Arkansas
Go to all RankingsJohn M. Jumper
CHEMIST
HPI: 45.74
Rank: 2
Ashlie Atkinson
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 34.82
Rank: 3
Archie Goodwin
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 28.82
Rank: 1
People Deceased in Little Rock, Arkansas
Go to all RankingsRoy Scheider
ACTOR
1932 - 2008
HPI: 70.26
Rank: 2
Sam Walton
BUSINESSPERSON
1918 - 1992
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 4
John L. McClellan
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1977
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 5
Dee Brown
WRITER
1908 - 2002
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 7
Mary L. Good
CHEMIST
1931 - 2019
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 10
Lisa Blount
ACTOR
1957 - 2010
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 8
Bill Hicks
COMEDIAN
1961 - 1994
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 3
Charles Portis
WRITER
1933 - 2020
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 9
Dale Bumpers
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2016
HPI: 47.38
Rank: 6
David Pryor
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2024
HPI: 44.62
Rank: 1
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Little Rock, Arkansas were actors (9), basketball players (5), musicians (4), film directors (3), and military personnels (2), while most who died were politicians (3), actors (2), writers (2), businesspeople (1), and chemists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Little Rock, Arkansas, including Leon Russom, Josh Lucas, and Gil Gerard. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Little Rock, Arkansas, including Leon Russom, Broncho Billy Anderson, and Josh Lucas.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 8 globally memorable people born in Little Rock, Arkansas since 1700.

























