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Famous people · Airport Drive

Born near Airport Drive: 20 famous people within 35 miles

Across the town line, Joplin lists 37, Langston Hughes first. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Airport Drive. The nearest, Bill Moody, was born in Webb City, 3 mi away. Langston Hughes is the most widely known, written about in 87 languages.

#1 best knownLangston HughesWriting & Arts · 1901–1967
+16more
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Langston Hughes
Best known
Langston Hughes
in 87 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Airport Drive’s famous people

Close to homeThe 20 names on this page were all born no farther than 35 miles away.
★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Airport Drive

The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miWebb City · 5Joplin · 5Oronogo · 1Airport Drive
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Cheryl Najafi

Emerging multi-media leader in the lifestyle industry, curator of resources for women and an author

Writing & ArtsWebb City · 3 miWikipedia ↗
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Nearby, Joplin has the most on record, with 37.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Airport Drive 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.

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