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Gravette has had its share of noteworthy citizens over the years. Captain Field E. Kindley, the fourth-ranking flying ace in World War I, spent his youth in Gravette living with an aunt and uncle. A park near downtown, Field E. Kindley Memorial Park, is dedicated to his memory. He was killed in a plane crash during a training exercise at Kelly Field in San Antonio, Texas, in 1920. He was interred with full military honors in Hillcrest Cemetery along Highway 59 north.

 

Other notable residents include early cowboy film star Lloyd “Slim” Andrews; Gene Stephens, who joined the Boston Red Sox in 1952 and spent twelve years as a defensive outfielder with a career fielding average of .973; former U.S. senator Tim Hutchinson and his brother, Asa Hutchinson, former U.S. representative, director of the Drug Enforcement Administration, and undersecretary for Border & Transportation Security–Homeland Security, both of whom were born on a farm just south of Gravette near Spavinaw Creek; Kim Hendren, who has served in both the Arkansas Senate and the Arkansas House of Representatives; and country and western singer Jeff Carson, whose recordings have made it to the Top Ten on the country charts.

Senator Kim Hendren

Jeff Carson

Field Eugene Kindley

WWI Ace Pilot

Lloyd “Slim” Andrews