Famous people · Big Spring
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Big Spring
The nearest, Bart Korman, was born in Hermann, 7 mi away. Reinhold Niebuhr is the most widely known, written about in 47 languages. No entry yet names Big Spring as a birthplace. In Missouri, 442 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
24 mi
Reinhold Niebuhr
Best known
Reinhold Niebuhr
in 47 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Big Spring’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Big Spring
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Cecelie Williams
born 1980American politician from Missouri
Thomas Jefferson Jackson See
1866–1962American astronomer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Big Spring 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)
- Reinhold Niebuhr: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Stephens: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Jefferson Jackson See: Webb, William Larkin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William F. Baker: SOM, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur W. Hummel: Dixon, Royden, photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dixie Kid: Magnus Cigarettes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons