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Famous people · Allendale

16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Allendale

Closest of all is Robert Sego, from Denver, 6 mi away. Bourke B. Hickenlooper is the most widely known, written about in 13 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Allendale. The longest list of any town in Missouri belongs to St. Joseph, with 57.

#1 best knownBourke B. HickenlooperPolitics & Law · 1896–1971
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Born nearby
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within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Best known
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
in 13 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Allendale’s famous people

Close to home16 notable people were born within 35 miles of Allendale.
★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Allendale

The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miAlbany · 3Grant City · 2Gentry · 2Mount Ayr · 2Parnell · 2Blockton · 1Eagleville · 1New Hampton · 1Allendale
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Allendale 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 (8)
  • Bourke B. Hickenlooper: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Beulah Poynter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Phil S. Gibson: California State Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Fred Fussell: Zeenut, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Homer Summa: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Jesse N. Funk: See below, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Avery Kier: United States Marine Corps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • John S. Murray: Vibert Jeffers .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);bo…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons