page_title: List of people from Little Rock, Arkansas
section_title: Politics, government, military
hierarchical_section_title: List of people from Little Rock, Arkansas / Politics, government, military
caption_attribution_description: Military photo portrait of Wesley Clark, former U.S. general and presidential candidate.
context_page_description: The following people were all born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Little Rock:
context_section_description: Rick Beck (born 1956), Republican member of Arkansas House of Representatives for Conway and Perry counties, born in Little Rock.
  Roswell Beebe (1795–1856), mayor, alderman, benefactor, president of Cairo and Fulton Railroad.
  Charles J. Blake (born 1983), Democratic African-American member of Arkansas House of Representative from a portion of Little Rock; chairman of Daisy Bates Holiday Committee
  Shelby Brewer (1937–2015), top nuclear official in Reagan Administration from 1981 to 1984.
  Drew Bowers (1886–1985), Little Rock lawyer, Republican gubernatorial nominee in 1926 and 1928.
  Kelly Bryant (1908–1975), Arkansas Secretary of State from 1963 until his death in office.
  Preston Bynum (1939–2018), lobbyist and former Republican former member of Arkansas House.
  Marvin Childers (born 1961), former Arkansas state representative from Mississippi County, lawyer and poultry industry lobbyist in Little Rock.
  Wesley Clark (born 1944), 2004 presidential candidate; North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Commander; born in Chicago but a graduate of Hall High School in Little Rock
  Bill Clinton (born 1946), 42nd President of the United States and previously Governor of Arkansas, lived in the city.
  Hillary Clinton (born 1947), U.S. Secretary of State, U.S. Senator from New York, 2016 presidential candidate, wife of Bill Clinton, former first lady of state and U.S.; lived in the city.
  Chelsea Clinton (born 1980 in Little Rock), daughter of Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton.
  Thomas James Churchill (1824–1905), Confederate general, governor; moved to the city in 1848.
  Osro Cobb (1904–1996), lawyer, Republican politician from Montgomery County and later Little Rock.
  Sterling R. Cockrill (born 1925), Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives, 1967-1968; Republican nominee for lieutenant governor, 1970.
  William A. Culpepper (1916–2015), Louisiana state court judge, retired to and died in Little Rock.
  Andy Davis (born 1975), Republican member of Arkansas House of Representatives; civil engineer and businessman in his native Little Rock.
  Lynn A. Davis (1933–2011), attorney, lecturer, and head of the state police in 1967, who cleared Hot Springs of illegal gambling, was the U.S. marshal in Little Rock, 1969–1974.
  Les Eaves (born 1967), member of the Arkansas House of Representative for White County, former Little Rock resident.
  Orval Faubus (1906–1994), a six-term Arkansas governor known for his 1957 stand against integration of Little Rock schools in defiance of United States Supreme Court rulings.
  Clay Ford (1938–2013), member of Arkansas House of Representatives from 1975 to 1976; member of Florida House of Representatives from 2007 until his death.
  Vivian Flowers (born c. 1969), member of Arkansas House of Representatives; diversity officer at UAMS Medical Center in Little Rock.
  Carlos Hathcock  (1942–1999), a legendary Marine sniper during the Vietnam War.
  Kenneth Henderson (born c. 1963), Republican member of Arkansas House of Representatives; real estate developer in Russellville, former resident of Little Rock and graduate of UALR.
  Thomas C. Hindman (1828–1868), U.S. Representative representing Arkansas and a major general for Confederacy during the American Civil War; assassinated in 1868.
  Missy Irvin (born 1971), Republican member of Arkansas State Senate from Stone County since 2011; born in Little Rock.
  Jim Keet (born 1949), state legislator from Little Rock, Republican gubernatorial nominee against incumbent Mike Beebe in 2010 general election
  Allen Kerr (born 1954), Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from Pulaski County; insurance agent in his native Little Rock; state insurance commissioner.
  Douglas MacArthur GCB (1880–1964), United States Army general and Medal of Honor recipient, Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in the South West Pacific Area
  Charles B. MacDonald (1922–1990), United States Army officer of World War II, and military historian.
  Sheffield Nelson (born 1941), businessman and Republican politician.
  Frank Pace, Jr. (1912–1988), first president of the Corporation for Public Broad
caption: Wesley Clark
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