Famous people · Amazonia
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Amazonia
Elmer Holt, born in Savannah, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Eminem, with articles in 175 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Amazonia. Famous people are on record for 389 of the towns in Missouri.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Eminem
Best known
Eminem
in 175 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Amazonia’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Amazonia
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Jim Webb
born 1946American politician, military officer and author
Betty Garrett
1919–2011American actress, comedian, singer, and dancer
Ollie C. Thomas
1899–1989Merican sports coach, athletics administrator, educator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Amazonia 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)
- Eminem: Brendan_linden, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Wyman: Eiga no Tomo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Cronkite: Rob Bogaerts for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Coleman Hawkins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Webb: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Betty Garrett: Bob Beerman [1], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmer Holt: "The Billings Gazette" (Billings, Montana)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Toole: Mike Cline, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons