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Fayetteville Arkansas

Fayetteville is a city in Washington County, Arkansas, United States, and is home to the University of Arkansas. The Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area's population is estimated at 420,876. The city is the third most populous in Arkansas and serves as the county seat of Washington County. Fayetteville, Arkansas is known as the "Track Capital of the World" for being the home of the University of Arkansas' track and field program which has won 42 national championships to date. It was also ranked 8th on Forbes Magazine's Top 10 Best Places in America for Business and Careers. Kiplinger's 2008 "Best Cities to Work, Live and Play" list featured Fayetteville as #7. According to a 2007 estimate, Fayetteville now has a population of 72,208.

Cities in Washington County near Fayetteville include: Elkins, Elm Springs, Farmington, Goshen, Greenland, Johnson, Lincoln, Prairie Grove, Springdale, Tontitown, West Fork, and Winslow.

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  • Lisa Blount, Film and television actress
  • Ronnie Brewer, Utah Jazz player
  • Veronica Campbell-Brown, Jamaican Olympic multiple medalist sprinter
  • Mike Conley, Sr., Olympic gold and silver medal winning triple jumper
  • Mike Conley, Jr., NBA player with Memphis Grizzlies
  • Alistair Ian Cragg, Irish Olympic distance runner
  • John Daly, winner of two PGA major titles
  • Bill Fagerbakke, award-winning actor
  • J. William Fulbright, U.S. Senator
  • Tyson Gay, noted 100 and 200 meter sprinter
  • Ellen Gilchrist, novelist
  • Donald Harington, author
  • Ronnie Hawkins, legendary rockabilly musician
  • George Johnson, science writer and author
  • E. Fay Jones, architect
  • Matt Jones, wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars
  • Darren McFadden, 2006 & 2007 Heisman Trophy runner-up, Oakland Raiders running back
  • Jason Moore, director of 2004 Tony Award Best Musical, Avenue Q
  • Tom Pagnozzi, former professional baseball catcher
  • David Pryor, Arkansas governor and U.S. senator
  • Mark Pryor, U.S. Senator
  • Billy Ray Smith, former San Diego Chargers linebacker (1983-1992), and current radio co-host of The Scott and BR Show on XX Sports Radio
  • Wallace Spearmon, professional sprinter, ranked 3rd in the world by Track and Field News in 200 meters for 2006
  • Edward Durell Stone, architect
  • Bud Walton, Wal-Mart co-founder
  • John Edward Williams, novelist and poet
  • Lucinda Williams, Grammy Award-winning songwriter and daughter of Miller Williams
  • Miller Williams, poet
  • Donald Roller Wilson, artist

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    since statehood.