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==Notable people==<!--consensus reached to standardize this heading per WP:WikiProject Cities/US Guideline --> *[[James M. Alexander]], formerly enslaved African-American politician and businessperson; served in the [[Arkansas House of Representatives]] and as first African-American [[Justice of the Peace]] in Arkansas *[[John Hanks Alexander]], first African American officer in U.S. armed forces to hold regular command position and second African American graduate of U.S. Military Academy *[[Dorathy M. Allen]], first woman elected to Arkansas Senate<ref name="The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture">{{cite book |last=Smith |first=Lindsley Armstrong |title=The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture |publisher=Central Arkansas Library System |date=October 29, 2009 |chapter=Dorathy N. McDonald Allen |url=http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=4674 |access-date=March 31, 2010}}</ref> *[[John Allin]], presiding bishop of the [[Episcopal Church (United States)]] *[[Bankroll Freddie]], rapper<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bankroll-freddie-mn0003890055/biography |website=[[AllMusic]] |title=Bankroll Freddie |access-date=February 11, 2021}}</ref> *Bruce Bennett, former [[Arkansas Attorney General]]<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=1154 |title=Bruce Bennett (1917β1979) |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Arkansas |access-date=February 25, 2013}}</ref> *[[Joseph Robert Booker]], African-American civil rights leader *[[Caroline Shawk Brooks]], first known American sculptor to work with butter *[[Patrick Cleburne]], [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] General *[[CeDell Davis]], blues guitarist and longtime recording artist despite disabled hands *[[William Henry Grey]], Reconstruction-era politician and state senator *[[Thomas Burton Hanly]], Arkansas judge and legislator *[[Ken Hatfield]], college football coach *[[Thomas C. Hindman]], [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] General *[[Red Holloway]], jazz saxophonist<ref>{{cite web |url=http://jazztimes.com/sections/news/articles/29538-saxophonist-red-holloway-dead-at-84 |title=Saxophonist Red Holloway Dead at 84 Chicago tenor was prolific leader and sideman for six decades |publisher=Jazz Times |access-date=February 25, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130327170846/http://jazztimes.com/sections/news/articles/29538-saxophonist-red-holloway-dead-at-84 |archive-date=March 27, 2013}}</ref> *[[Alex Johnson]], baseball player, 1970 American League batting champion<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=johnsal01 |title=Alex Johnson Stats |publisher=Baseball Almanac |access-date=February 25, 2013}}</ref> *[[Mary Lambert (director)|Mary Lambert]], film director *[[Blanche Lincoln]], former U.S. Senator from Arkansas<ref>{{cite dictionary |url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=l000035 |title=LINCOLN, Blanche Lambert, (1960 β ) |dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress |access-date=February 25, 2013}}</ref> *[[Roberta Martin]], gospel singer<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-roberta-martin-singers-mn0000500561 |title=The Roberta Martin Singers |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=February 25, 2013}}</ref> *[[Theodore D. McNeal]], union organizer, equal employment opportunity activist, and state senator in Missouri *[[Abraham Miller|Abraham Hugo Miller]], formerly enslaved African-American politician and businessperson; served in the Arkansas House of Representatives; minister of Centennial Baptist Church. *[[Elias Camp Morris]], pastor of Centennial Baptist Church and president of the [[National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.|National Baptist Convention]] *[[Johnny Taylor (painter)|Johnny Taylor]], painter *[[Conway Twitty]], country singer and actor in [[Country Music Hall of Fame]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/conway-twitty-mn0000780451 |title=Conway Twitty |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=February 25, 2013}}</ref> *[[Ellis Valentine]], former right fielder for the [[Montreal Expos]] and the [[New York Mets]]. *[[James T. White (politician)|James T. White]] - Reconstruction-era politician and Baptist minister
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