Editing Fort Smith, Arkansas (section)

==Notable people==
Notable figures who were born in, lived in, or are otherwise associated with Fort Smith.

===Athletes===
* [[Martine Bercher]], former [[University of Arkansas]] [[All-America]]n [[defensive back]].
* [[Ron Brewer]], former [[University of Arkansas]] shooting guard, drafted by the [[Portland Trail Blazers]]. 
* [[Kodi Burns]], former [[Auburn University]] quarterback, coach for the [[New Orleans Saints]]. 
* [[Ravin Caldwell]], former National Football League player.
* [[Glen Condren]], former National Football League player, [[New York Giants]] and [[Atlanta Falcons]]; born in Fort Smith, 1942.
* [[Harry Feldman]], former Major League Baseball player.
* [[Jim Files]], former National Football League player.
* [[Jack Fleck]], professional golfer, 1955 US Open winner.
* [[Ryan Franklin]], pitcher for St. Louis Cardinals and Olympic gold medalist.
* [[Craig Gentry]], Major League Baseball player.
* [[Brett Goode]], Former National Football League player with the Green Bay Packers.
* [[Neale Henderson]], Negro league baseball player.
* [[Priest Holmes]], former National Football League player.
* [[Isaiah Joe]], former [[University of Arkansas]] Shooting Guard, drafted by the [[Philadelphia 76ers]].
* [[Jim King (basketball, born 1941)|Jim King]], former National Basketball Association player and NBA All-Star.
* [[Dat Nguyen]], former [[linebacker]] for the [[Dallas Cowboys]].
* [[Jahlil Okafor]], Professional basketball player, [[Philadelphia 76ers]] and [[Brooklyn Nets]]; born in Fort Smith.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/story/duke-s-jahlil-okafor-his-father-rose-together-from-tragedy-022315|title=Duke's Jahlil Okafor, his father rose together from tragedy|date=February 23, 2015|website=foxsports.com|access-date=March 27, 2018}}</ref>
* [[Scotty Robertson]], coached at [[C.E. Byrd High School]] in [[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]], and for four NBA teams; born in Fort Smith in 1930.
* [[Cole Rouse]], racing driver.
* [[Jaylin Williams (basketball, born 2002)|Jaylin Williams]], former [[University of Arkansas]] center, drafted by the [[Oklahoma City Thunder]].

===Actors, musicians, and media===
* [[Katharine Alexander]] (1898–1981), actress.
* [[James Cotten]], film director, actor, writer, producer.
* [[Juliette Danielle]], actress.
* [[Hunter Doohan]], actor.
* [[Charlie Jones (sportscaster)|Charlie Jones]] (1930-2008), sportscaster.
* [[Douglas C. Jones]] (1924-1998), author of historical fiction.
* [[Brandon Keener]], actor.
* [[Jerry Keller]], singer. 
* [[Laurence Luckinbill]], actor.
* [[Rudy Ray Moore]] (1927-2008), singer and actor.
* [[Brad Neely]], modern web artist.
* [[Marty Stouffer]], creator of ''[[Wild America (TV series)|Wild America]]'' TV series.
* [[Alphonso Trent]] (1902-1959), jazz bandleader and musician.

===Politicians, lawyers, and judges===
* [[John Boozman]] (born 1950), [[United States Senator]] and former [[United States Representative]] for [[Arkansas's 3rd congressional district]]; Northside High School graduate and football player for the [[Arkansas Razorbacks]]; brother of Fay Boozman.
* [[Virgil Bozeman]] (1912–2007), Illinois state representative and lawyer<ref>'Illinois Blue Book 1949-1950,' Biographical Sketch of Virgil Bozeman, pg. 199</ref>
* [[Charles Winchester Breedlove]], [[Los Angeles City Council]] member, 1933–45, born in Fort Smith.
* [[Clifton R. Breckinridge]] (1846–1932), a Democratic alderman, congressman, diplomat, businessman and veteran of the [[Confederate States of America]] Army and Navy.
* [[William Lee Cazort]] (1887–1969), former [[Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas]], graduated from high school in Fort Smith.
* [[W. H. H. Clayton]] (1840–1920), soldier, attorney, judge, justice of the Central District Court in Indian Territory; lived in Fort Smith 1873–1893, while serving under Judge Isaac Parker, before moving to McAlester, Oklahoma; buried in Fort Smith National Cemetery.
* [[Mark Darr]] (born 1973), former Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas, was born in Fort Smith.
* [[Jake Files]] (born 1972), state senator from Fort Smith since 2011; former member of the Arkansas House of Representatives.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/16268/jake-files#.UplRqBXnYfQ|title=Jake Files' Biography|publisher=votesmart.org|access-date=November 29, 2013}}</ref> 
* [[William Meade Fishback]] (1831–1903) was a Democratic Governor of Arkansas and selected to be a member of the United States Senate but was not allowed to serve.
* [[Charlene Fite]] (born 1950), educator in Fort Smith and Republican state representative from Crawford and Washington counties.
* [[B. G. Hendrix]] (1922–2020), former state representative for Fort Smith.
* [[Asa Hutchinson]] (born 1950), Republican Governor of Arkansas from 2015 to 2023, former U.S. representative, Drug Enforcement Administration head, Under Secretary of Homeland Security, U.S. Senate nominee in 1986, and Arkansas gubernatorial nominee in 2006.
* [[Carol Kelso]] (born 1945), former member of the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]] and Executive of [[Brown County, Wisconsin]].
* [[Marilyn Lloyd]] (1929–2018), Democratic Congresswoman from [[Tennessee's 3rd congressional district]], 1975–1995; was born in Fort Smith
* [[George E. Nowotny]] (born 1932), Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for Sebastian County from 1967 to 1972; resident of [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]].
* [[Carolyn Pollan]] (born 1937), former member of Arkansas House of Representatives, longest-serving Republican and longest-serving woman member of the chamber.
* [[Isaac C. Parker]] (1838–1896), the "Hanging Judge".
* [[William L. Spicer]] (1918–1991), chairman of the [[Arkansas Republican Party]] from 1962 to 1964, who quarreled with [[Winthrop Rockefeller]]; owner of a chain of [[drive-in theater]]s.

===Other===
* [[Benjamin Bonneville]] (1796–1878), explorer of the [[American West]].
* [[John R. Clarke (scientist)|John R. Clarke]], author and Scientific Director at the [[United States Navy Experimental Diving Unit]] 
* [[Charles M. Cooke, Jr.]], World War II admiral, naval strategist, Commander of the [[USS Pennsylvania (BB-38)|USS ''Pennsylvania'']] during the attack at [[Pearl Harbor]].
* [[Max C. Currick]] (1877–1947), rabbi
* [[William O. Darby]] (1911–1945), heroic World War II general.
* [[Alyse Eady]] (born 1988), Miss Arkansas, 2011 Miss America first runner-up.
* [[Kelly J. Ford]], novelist
* [[Jeff Gillan]] (born 1957), journalist
* [[O. T. Jones Sr.|Ozro Thurston "O.T." Jones, Sr.]] (1891-1972), second Senior Bishop of the [[Church of God in Christ]]
* [[Mame Stewart Josenberger]] (c1870-1964), businesswoman and club leader in Fort Smith
* [[Madison Marsh]] (born 2001), Second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force, crowned as Miss Colorado 2023, and Miss America 2024
* [[Ralph O. Mott]], architect
* [[E. Chester Nelson]], architect
* [[Bass Reeves]] (1838–1910), thought to be one of the first African Americans to have received a commission as a U.S. Deputy [[Marshal]] west of the [[Mississippi River]].
* [[Roger Lee Steele]] (1945–2012), graphic artist/printmaker
* [[Andrew Tilles|Cap Tilles]] (1865–1951), capitalist and philanthropist.
* [[Frederick Hinde Zimmerman]] (1864-1924), businessman, and founder of the [[Grand Rapids Hotel]].