Famous people · Beaver
Born near Beaver: 22 famous people within 35 miles
Pat Burrell, born in Eureka Springs, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Helen Gurley Brown, with articles in 26 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Beaver yet. 235 of the towns in Arkansas list at least one person.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
21 mi
Helen Gurley Brown
Best known
Helen Gurley Brown
in 26 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Beaver’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Beaver
The 22 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Marcellus Holmes Chiles
1895–1918United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
John Wilson Ross
1863–1945Justice of the Supreme Court of Arizona from November 13, 1918 to January 6, 1919
Helen Gurley Brown
1922–2012American author, publisher, and businesswoman
David Crockett Graham
1884–1961American Baptist missionary, anthropologist, educator, archeologist, curator, author, and field collector
Darwin Deason
1940–2025Business; Founder of Affiliated Computer Systems
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Beaver 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.
Photo credits (15)
- Helen Gurley Brown: John Bottega, World Telegram staff photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Cornett: LosCriticologos, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Loy W. Henderson: Harry S. Truman Library & Museum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Burrell: SD Dirk on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Crockett Graham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hunter Wood: Erik Drost on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George William Fullerton: Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sara Lampe: Missouri News Horizon, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Durward Gorham Hall: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcellus Holmes Chiles: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Easley: Oklahoma Legislative Service Bureau, Photo Division [1], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Austin: Miguel Solari, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melissa McFerrin: University of Memphis, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Costner: JPetrlík, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry D. Ross: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons