Famous people · West City
Born near West City: 28 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Adrienne Mayor, from Benton, 2 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in West City. Of the bordering towns, Benton has the longest list: 9, with Adrienne Mayor at the top. John Malkovich is the most widely known, written about in 77 languages.
Born nearby
28
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
John Malkovich
Best known
John Malkovich
in 77 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about West City’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near West City
The 28 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
John Bauer
1932–2010American football guard and tackle who played for the New York Giants
Gene Rayburn
1917–1999American game show host, radio and television personality
Louie E. Lewis
1893–1968American politician, newspaper editor, and farmer
Clyde L. Choate
1920–2001United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Benton lists the most people: 9.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West City 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 (19)
- John Malkovich: Elena Ternovaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Holonyak: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Collins: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adrienne Mayor: GRuban, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William L. Hungate: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth J. Gray: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William C. Marland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Grammer: Newkeys Music / Rice Records / Key Talent Agency, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene Rayburn: NBC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hal Smith: Pittsburgh Pirates, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Snyder S. Kirkpatrick: E. L. Murlin, compiler. James B. Lyon (Albany, NY), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Lee Hall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Bradley Burzynski: State_Senator_J._Bradley_Burzynski_with_Willie_Jackson_(Hesed_House).jpg: Erin Klee derivative work: Delaywaves, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Bauer: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lou Rymkus: Bowman (Life time: None.), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louie E. Lewis: State of Illinois, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Lipscomb: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clyde L. Choate: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward S. Fris: United States Marine Corps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons