Fort Smith, Arkansas
Fort Smith, Arkansas ranks 5,666th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Russellville, Arkansas, Jacksonville, Arkansas, and North Little Rock, Arkansas. The most famous people from Fort Smith, Arkansas are Budge Patty, Kimberly Foster, and Hunter Doohan. The most famous people who died in Fort Smith, Arkansas are Benjamin Bonneville. Fort Smith, Arkansas has been the birth place of many actors, and basketball players and the death place of many military personnels. Fort Smith, Arkansas is located in United States.
Fort Smith is the third-most populous city in Arkansas, United States, and one of the two county seats of Sebastian County. As of the 2020 census, the population was 89,142. It is the principal city of the Fort Smith, Arkansas–Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area, a region of 298,592 residents that encompasses the Arkansas counties of Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian, and the Oklahoma counties of LeFlore and Sequoyah. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1924 and 1995, Fort Smith, Arkansas was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Budge Patty, Kimberly Foster, and Hunter Doohan. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Fort Smith, Arkansas including Benjamin Bonneville.
People Born in Fort Smith, Arkansas
Go to all RankingsBudge Patty
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2021
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 1
Kimberly Foster
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 2
Hunter Doohan
ACTOR
1994 - Present
HPI: 40.10
Rank: 3
Jahlil Okafor
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 35.90
Rank: 4
Bryant Reeves
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 35.26
Rank: 5
Newly Added People Born in Fort Smith, Arkansas
Go to all RankingsKimberly Foster
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 2
Bryant Reeves
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 35.26
Rank: 5
People Deceased in Fort Smith, Arkansas
Go to all RankingsOccupations
Most individuals born in present day Fort Smith, Arkansas were actors (2), basketball players (2), and politicians (1), while most who died were military personnels (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Fort Smith, Arkansas, including Kimberly Foster, and Hunter Doohan. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Fort Smith, Arkansas, including Kimberly Foster, and Hunter Doohan.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Fort Smith, Arkansas since 1700.






