
Born near Bent Tree Harbor: 10 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Mike Parson, with articles in 25 languages. The nearest, Jerry Lumpe, was born in Lincoln, 13 mi away. No famous person on record lists Bent Tree Harbor as their birthplace yet. St. Joseph’s 57 names make the longest list in Missouri.
What stands out about Bent Tree Harbor’s famous people
Famous people born near Bent Tree Harbor
The 10 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Herbert Sorrell
1897–1973American trade union activist and organizer




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bent Tree Harbor 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 (6)
- Mike Parson: Office of Missouri Governor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Virgil Hill: Shane Balkowitsch, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Sorrell: Los Angeles Daily News, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patricia Billings: Grich004, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Lumpe: Detroit Tigers / MLB, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Tell Johnson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons