Famous people · Altamont
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Altamont
Closest of all is Conrad Burns, from Gallatin, 7 mi away. No entry yet names Altamont as a birthplace. 391 of the towns in Missouri list at least one person. St. Joseph’s 57 names make the longest list in Missouri.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Conrad Burns
Best known
Conrad Burns
in 21 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Altamont’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Altamont
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
William Thornton Kemper, Sr.
1866–1938American banker and politician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Altamont 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)
- Conrad Burns: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wild Bill Elliott: Columbia Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- DeWitt Clarke Jennings: film screenshot (Allied Pictures Corporation), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph I. France: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Monroe Dockery: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Buzz Barton: Film Booking Offices of America, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James T. Blair, Jr.: James T. Blair, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Thornton Kemper, Sr.: JonathanKemper, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons