Famous people · Indian Point
7 famous people were born within 35 miles of Indian Point
Helen Gurley Brown is the most widely known, written about in 28 languages. Closest of all is Dalton Risner, from Branson, 3 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Indian Point yet. 391 towns across Missouri can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
7
within 35 miles
Closest
22 mi
Helen Gurley Brown
Best known
Helen Gurley Brown
in 28 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Indian Point
The 7 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
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Indian Point 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 (5)
- Helen Gurley Brown: John Bottega, World Telegram staff photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dalton Risner: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Crockett Graham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dewey Jackson Short: Oil on canvas, P.A. Leason, 1956, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pamela Pauly Chinnis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons