Famous people · Athens Township
Born near Athens Township: 13 famous people within 35 miles
John Twist, born in Albany, 3 mi away, is the closest. No famous person’s birth in Athens Township is on record yet. The best known of them is Wild Bill Elliott, with articles in 15 languages. Across Missouri, the lists cover 385 towns.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Wild Bill Elliott
Best known
Wild Bill Elliott
in 15 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Athens Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Athens Township
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Jesse N. Funk
1888–1933United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Athens Township 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 (7)
- Wild Bill Elliott: Columbia Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Claude Thomas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Homer Summa: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse N. Funk: See below, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Spainhower: State of Missouri, 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