
31 famous people were born within 35 miles of McCaskill
Jenny Eakin Delony, born in Washington, 10 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Mike Huckabee, with articles in 52 languages. 236 towns across Arkansas can name a famous person born there. Not one famous person on record comes from McCaskill yet.
What stands out about McCaskill’s famous people
Famous people born near McCaskill
Nobody born in McCaskill is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.



Effie Anderson Smith
1869–1955Arizona Impressionist landscape painter










Eurith D. Rivers
1895–1967American politician: Governor of Georgia




Virginia Clinton Kelley
1923–1994Mother of U.S. president Bill Clinton

Sailor Art Thomas
1924–2003American professional wrestler and bodybuilder
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is McCaskill 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 (18)
- Mike Huckabee: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melinda Dillon: It is unclear as to whether the press materials were distributed by a publicity agency employed by representatives of the subject, or if they were distributed by producers of a project the subject was appearing in, circa 1976., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Davis: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Witherspoon: Lioneldecoster, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ketty Lester: General Artists Corporation (management), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vince Foster: Waffles9761, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Luenell: John B. Mueller, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Trevor Bardette: RKO Radio Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jenny Eakin Delony: Jenny Eakin Delony Rice, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mack McLarty: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eurith D. Rivers: Harris & Ewing (1936), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willie Davis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Virginia Clinton Kelley: Sharon Farmer White House Photograph Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Effie Anderson Smith: Msteven567, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Floyd Robinson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chuck Tompkins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sailor Art Thomas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron Thomas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons