Ralph Faudree
1939–2015American mathematician, the provost of the University of Memphis
Famous people · Blue
Close to home: 17 famous people born near Blue
Wikipedia doesn’t list anyone born in Blue yet, so here are the best-known people born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Ralph Faudree
Best known
Ralph Faudree
in 9 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Blue’s famous people
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Famous people born near Blue
Wikipedia doesn’t list anyone born in Blue yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Lloyd Kenneth Williams
1925–2001Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley 1956
James Scott
1934–2020College basketball player (1952–1955) West Texas A&M
Owanah Anderson
1926–2017Choctaw author and indigenous rights activist
John H. Ross
1918–2013Decorated World War II photo reconnaissance pilot and subject of documentary ''John Ross: American''
Boyd Converse
1932–2010American football coach and college administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Blue, 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 aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (4)
- Charlie Johnson: Joe Bielawa, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Richardson: Jaketh2002, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Dobson: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bubba Kolb: Laura Kolb Satellite Beach, Fl.- Taos,N.M., USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons