Famous people · Bella Villa
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Bella Villa
The nearest, John Goodman, was born in Affton, 2 mi away. The best known of them is T. S. Eliot, with articles in 159 languages. No famous person on record lists Bella Villa as their birthplace yet. St. Joseph has the most of any town in Missouri: 57.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
T. S. Eliot
Best known
T. S. Eliot
in 159 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Bella Villa’s famous people
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Famous people born near Bella Villa
Nobody born in Bella Villa is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Gordon Jenkins
1910–1984American arranger, composer, and pianist who was influential in popular music in the 1940s and 1950s
Mildred Esther Mathias
1906–1995American botanist, horticulturalist, botanical collector and university teacher
Maya Angelou
1928–2014American poet, author, and civil rights activist
Josephine Baker
1906–1975American-born French dancer, singer and actress
Steven Chu
born 1948American physicist, former United States Secretary of Energy, Nobel laureate
Samuel Pearson Goddard Jr.
1919–2006Governor of Arizona, 1965-1967
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bella Villa 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 (10)
- T. S. Eliot: Thomas Stearns Eliot with his sister and his cousin by Lady Ottoline Morrell.jpg: Lady Ottoline Morrell (1873–1938) derivative work: Octave.H, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maya Angelou: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josephine Baker: Studio Harcourt, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steven Chu: Department of Energy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Taylor Momsen: Ralph Arvesen, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger D. Kornberg: Рустем Кадыров, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Bomer: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Franciscus: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Pearson Goddard Jr.: Markow Photography (Phoenix, AZ)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pee Wee Russell: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons