Mary Steenburgen
born 1953 American actress, singer and songwriter
Alice Walton
born 1949 American heiress to the fortune of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Jim Walton
born 1948 American businessman
JW John T. Walton
1946–2005 American war veteran; son of Walmart founder Sam Walton
Kaneaster Hodges Jr.
1938–2022 American politician
Cornelius Coffey
1903–1994 American aviator
Paul K. Holmes III
born 1951 American judge
Bo Lacy
born 1980 American football player
Julius Pruitt
born 1985 College football player, professional football player, wide receiver
Theo Young
born 1965 College football coach
Da'shawn Thomas
born 1987 Player of American and Canadian football
Gage Wood
born 2003 American baseball player
Johnny Owen
1907–1978 American politician
Richard A. B. Leschen
born 1961 New Zealand entomologist
Steve Stephens
1930–2021 American television and communication pioneer in Arkansas
Ashton Goudeau
born 1992 American baseball player
Jim Wood
American politician
Rodney Brand
born 1948 American football player
Bruce Roy Anderson
1907–1985 Architect and watercolorist
Jack Nance
1935–2000 American musician
Josephine Hutson Graham
1915–1999 American artist
Sam Craig
1887–1947 American farmer
Also called Newport home
NV Nita Vanhook
born 1945 Miss Arkansas 1965
Pickens W. Black Sr.
1861–1955 Agriculturalist