Born near Annapolis: 25 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Herschel Caldwell, from Des Arc, 7 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Annapolis is on record yet. Jake Arrieta is the most widely known, written about in 17 languages. Famous people are on record for 385 of the towns in Missouri.
What stands out about Annapolis’ famous people
Famous people born near Annapolis
They were born in 14 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Bernarr Macfadden
1868–1955American physical culturist and magazine publisher







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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Annapolis 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)
- Jake Arrieta: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernarr Macfadden: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nelson McDowell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- A. S. J. Carnahan: U.S. Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles E. Sebastian: [n.d.], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Conway Ivy: OMGUS Military Tribunal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan E. Cravens: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas W. Benoist: unattributed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons