Editing Mena, Arkansas (section)

==Notable people ==
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* [[Nate Bell]], former member of [[Arkansas House of Representatives]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013 |title=Nate Bell, R-20 |url=http://www.arkansashouse.org/member/256/nate-bell |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110228121250/http://www.arkansashouse.org/member/256/nate-bell |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 28, 2011 |publisher=Arkansas House of Representatives}}</ref>
* [[Edwin L. Cox]], businessman and philanthropist
* [[Norris Goff|Norris "Tuffy" Goff]], comedian and radio actor, played Abner Peabody in the ''[[Lum and Abner]]'' radio and television programs (born in [[Cove, Arkansas]], raised in Mena)
* [[Chester Lauck]], half of the ''[[Lum and Abner]]'' comedy pair; played Columbus "Lum" Edwards
* [[Herbert A. Littleton]], [[Medal of Honor]] recipient for his actions during the Korean War
* [[Dennis L. Montgomery]], software designer who sold millions of dollars of useless software to the US government
* [[Marcus Richmond]], [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for District 21 in multi-county region; born in Mena in 1956<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marcus Richmond's Biography |url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/135653/marcus-richmond#.VRytGPl4rGY |access-date=April 1, 2015 |publisher=[[Project Vote Smart]] |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402140141/http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/135653/marcus-richmond#.VRytGPl4rGY |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Barry Seal]], pilot, businessman and drug smuggler
* [[Dorothy Shaver]], first female president of a major Fifth Avenue store
* [[Mike Simpson (American football)|Mike Simpson]], NFL player
* [[Olin E. Teague]], longtime [[Texas's 6th congressional district]] representative; born in Oklahoma, but reared in Mena
* [[T. Texas Tyler]], country singer ("[[The Deck of Cards]]")