
Born near New Blaine: 23 famous people within 35 miles
Brooks Hays, born in London, 10 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Tom Cotton, with articles in 39 languages. No famous person’s birth in New Blaine is on record yet. The Arkansas lists hold names for 247 towns.
What stands out about New Blaine’s famous people
Famous people born near New Blaine
The 23 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Gwendolyn Wilson Fowler
1907–1997African-American pharmacist




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Blaine 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 (8)
- Scott Bradley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Corliss Williamson: Brandonrush, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Womack: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Wootton: Mark Dillman (daddyodilly), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brooks Hays: Farm Security Administration, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse M. Martin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Stewart: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Boles: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons