
Born near Baring: 24 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, George Turner, was born in Edina, 6 mi away. Geraldine Page is the most widely known, written about in 58 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Baring. The longest list of any town in Missouri belongs to St. Joseph, with 57.
What stands out about Baring’s famous people
Famous people born near Baring
The 24 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.










Farrell Dobbs
1907–1983American labour organizer, left-wing politician, historian

Glenn Frank
1887–1940Journalist and president of University of Wisconsin–Madison



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Baring 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 (14)
- Geraldine Page: Schatt, Roy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Farrell Dobbs: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Turner: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rhonda Vincent: Forrest L. Smith, III, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rupert Hughes: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Smith W. Brookhart: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Theophilus Finck: Henry Theophilus Finck, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rusty Draper: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Robert Murdock: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Textor: Agência Senado, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lester Dent: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel W. Arnold: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn Frank: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Mark Scearce: Jmarkscearce, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons