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Famous people · Golden

20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Golden

Closest of all is Pat Burrell, from Eureka Springs, 10 mi away. The best known of them is Helen Gurley Brown, with articles in 26 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Golden yet. No town in Missouri lists more than St. Joseph, with 57.

#1 best knownHelen Gurley BrownWriting & Arts · 1922–2012
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within 35 miles
Closest
19 mi
Helen Gurley Brown
Best known
Helen Gurley Brown
in 26 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Golden’s famous people

★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Golden

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

10 mi20 mi35 miEureka Springs · 5Cassville · 5Berryville · 2Green Forest · 2Branson · 2Galena · 2Garfield · 1Exeter · 1Golden
David Crockett Graham

David Crockett Graham

1884–1961

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

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Golden 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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