
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Blue Mound
Brec Bassinger, born in Saginaw, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Shelley Duvall, with articles in 79 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Blue Mound. The nearest list is next door in Saginaw: one name, Brec Bassinger.
What stands out about Blue Mound’s famous people
Famous people born near Blue Mound
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.





Patricia Highsmith
1921–1995American novelist and short story writer










Kellie Delka
born 1987American skeleton rider competing for the USA and Puerto Rico
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Famous people from the towns next door
Saginaw leads the towns around it, with one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Blue Mound 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 (15)
- Shelley Duvall: United Press International, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Paxton: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Hagman: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patricia Highsmith: Open Media Ltd, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leighton Meester: Daniel Batalles, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Bruce Merrifield: Dann Kristoff, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brec Bassinger: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Courtney Kupets: David Thévenot, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyler Murray: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- RJ Nembhard: Nathan Lowe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amanda Frisbie: Bdzsports, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Witt Jr.: Johnmaxmena2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Lambert: Nickj23, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ángela Barón: Connortrace, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blake Swihart: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
