Editing Russellville, Arkansas (section)

==Notable people==
*[[Mabel Washbourne Anderson]] (1863–1949), Cherokee writer
*American composer [[Scott Bradley (composer)|Scott Bradley]], most known for his works in ''[[Tom and Jerry]]'' (MGM) cartoons, was from Russellville.<ref>[http://www.tomandjerryonline.com/bradley.cfm "Scott Bradley"], ..Tom and Jerry Online''.''</ref><ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005973/ "Scott Bradley (I) (1891–1977)"], IMDb.</ref>
*[[Natalie Canerday]], actress (''Sling Blade'', ''October Sky'', ''Walk the Line''), graduated from Russellville High School.
*[[Jeff Davis (Arkansas governor)|Jeff Davis]], [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] from [[Arkansas]] and the [[List of Governors of Arkansas|20th]] governor of the state, lived in Russellville.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_arkansas/col2-content/main-content-list/title_davis_jefferson.html|title=Arkansas Governor Jefferson Davis|publisher= National Governors Association |access-date=August 17, 2012}}</ref>
*[[Trevor Drown]], Republican member of the [[Arkansas House of Representatives]] for Pope and Van Buren counties since 2015;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arkansashouse.org/member/357/R.%20Trevor-Drown|title=R. Trevor Drown|publisher=arkansashouse.org|access-date=April 8, 2015}}</ref> [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian Party]] nominee for [[United States Senate]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/127698/trevor-drown#.VSV9XfnF-S8|title=Trevor Drown|publisher=[[Project Vote Smart]]|access-date=April 8, 2015}}</ref> 
*[[Jelly Gardner]], baseball player in the [[Negro league baseball|Negro leagues]].
*[[Elizabeth Gracen]], crowned [[Miss America]] in 1982, is a 1979 graduate of Russellville High School.
*[[Brooks Hays]] began his law practice in Russellville with his father before he became a U.S. representative and an advisor to [[U.S. President]]s [[John F. Kennedy]] and [[Lyndon B. Johnson]].
*[[National Football League|NFL]] punter and College All-American [[Greg Horne]] graduated from Russellville High School in 1983.
*[[Gary W. Johnston|Gary Johnston]], U.S. Army [[Major general (United States)|major general]] and commander of [[United States Army Intelligence and Security Command|Intelligence and Security Command]], was a native of Russellville.
*[[Jim Kincaid]], later an [[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] correspondent and local news anchor, began his career in journalism as a radio reporter in the town in 1953
*[[Andrea Lea]], Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from Russellville since 2009; candidate for state auditor in 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2013/07/02/andrea-lea-joins-gop-race-for-state-auditor|title=Max Brantley, Andrea Lea joins GOP race for state auditor, July 2, 2013|newspaper=[[Arkansas Times]]|access-date=January 1, 2014}}</ref>
*Famed knife maker [[Jimmy Lile]] was a Russellville native, best known for his work involving the ''Rambo'' film series.
*[[National Football League|NFL]] player and All-Pro selection [[Eddie Meador]] graduated RHS in 1955, and played college football at Arkansas Tech University.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://edmeador21.com/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416052919/http://www.edmeador21.com/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=April 16, 2009 |title=Home |website=edmeador21.com}}</ref>
*[[Professional wrestler]] and [[reality television]] star [[Matt Riviera]] was born and raised in Russellville.
*[[Kerry Shook]], minister, best-selling author, and Senior Pastor of Woodlands Church in [[The Woodlands, Texas]] is a Russellville native.
*[[Greg Standridge]], Republican member of the Arkansas State Senate from Russellville since 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/155967/greg-standridge#.VTEwnMstEqQ|title=Greg Standridge's Biography|publisher=[[Project Vote Smart]]|access-date=April 17, 2015}}</ref>
*[[National Basketball Association|NBA]] player [[Corliss Williamson]] is a 1992 graduate of Russellville High School.
*United States congressman [[Steve Womack]] was born in Russellville. He is a 1975 graduate of Russellville High School and 1979 graduate of Arkansas Tech University.