
Helen Gurley Brown
1922–2012American author, publisher, and businesswoman
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The nearest, Helen Gurley Brown, was born in Green Forest, 11 mi away. In all of Arkansas, the famous people on record come from 239 towns. No famous person on record lists Blue Eye as their birthplace yet. Fort Smith’s 69 names make the longest list in Arkansas.
Nobody born in Blue Eye is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

American author, publisher, and businesswoman


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

Justice of the Supreme Court of Arizona from November 13, 1918 to January 6, 1919

American professional baseball outfielder

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Blue Eye 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.