Born near Battlefield: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Ross Carter, from Republic, 4 mi away. Kathleen Turner is the most widely known, written about in 66 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Battlefield yet. The longest list of any town in Missouri belongs to St. Joseph, with 57.
What stands out about Battlefield’s famous people
Famous people born near Battlefield
Nobody born in Battlefield is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.



Virginia E. Johnson
1925–2013American sexologist and writer


Donald Owens
born 1926Missionary, professor, minister and administrator


Julia Butterfly Hill
born 1974American environmental activist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Battlefield 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)
- Kathleen Turner: ShashiBellamkonda from Potomac, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chappell Roan: Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake Wesley Rogers: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don S. Davis: TSGT MICHAEL R. NIXON, USAF, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucas Grabeel: Eryn Johnstone, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julia Butterfly Hill: Carl-John Veraja, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Payne Stewart: PH2 W.E. Quick, USN, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons