Born near Beverly Hills: 13 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Cindy Ostmann, was born in Wellston, 2 mi away. Jenifer Lewis is the most widely known, written about in 30 languages. No famous person on record lists Beverly Hills as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Missouri belongs to St. Joseph, with 57.
What stands out about Beverly Hills’ famous people
Famous people born near Beverly Hills
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Bob Gale
born 1951American screenwriter, producer and film director


Mike Shanahan
1939–2018
Nick Schroer
American politician serving in the Missouri House of Representatives
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Beverly Hills 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 (5)
- Jenifer Lewis: greginhollywood (Greg Hernandez), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Gale: Johnmaxmena2, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Froman: NBC Radio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maria Chappelle-Nadal: KOMUnews, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Schroer: MissouriMadeGOP, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons