Famous people · Bergman
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Bergman
Helen Gurley Brown is the most widely known, written about in 28 languages. Closest of all is Ky Laffoon, from Zinc, 6 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Bergman. No town in Arkansas lists more than Fort Smith, with 69.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
23 mi
Helen Gurley Brown
Best known
Helen Gurley Brown
in 28 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Bergman’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Bergman
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Helen Gurley Brown
1922–2012American author, publisher, and businesswoman
David Crockett Graham
1884–1961American Baptist missionary, anthropologist, educator, archeologist, curator, author, and field collector
Ben C. Henley
1907–1987Arkansas lawyer, businessman, politician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bergman 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 (7)
- Helen Gurley Brown: John Bottega, World Telegram staff photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Davis Tutt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Paul Hammerschmidt: James Stevens, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Crockett Graham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gracie Pfost: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Williams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Forrest L. Wood: Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons