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Famous people · Alpena

Born near Alpena: 16 famous people within 35 miles

Closest of all is Helen Gurley Brown, from Green Forest, 8 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Alpena is on record yet. 237 towns across Arkansas can name a famous person born there. The longest list of any town in Arkansas belongs to Fort Smith, with 69.

#1 best knownHelen Gurley BrownWriting & Arts · 1922–2012
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within 35 miles
Closest
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Helen Gurley Brown
Best known
Helen Gurley Brown
in 28 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Alpena’s famous people

Close to homeThe 16 names on this page were all born no farther than 35 miles away.
★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Alpena

They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miHarrison · 5Eureka Springs · 3Green Forest · 2Branson · 2Berryville · 1Kingston · 1Zinc · 1Lead Hill · 1Alpena
David Crockett Graham

David Crockett Graham

1884–1961

American Baptist missionary, anthropologist, educator, archeologist, curator, author, and field collector

FaithGreen Forest · 8 miWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Alpena and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.

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