
Born near Bigelow: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Frank Austin, born in Mound City, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Dave Heineman, with articles in 25 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Bigelow. The longest list of any town in Missouri belongs to St. Joseph, with 57.
What stands out about Bigelow’s famous people
Famous people born near Bigelow
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Frank McGrath
1903–1967American actor and stunt performer









Harley Race
1943–2019American professional wrestler, promoter and trainer

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bigelow 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 (12)
- Dave Heineman: Office of Governor Dave Heineman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harley Race: Chrysaor, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Forrest C. Donnell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Austin: Film screenshot (Warner Bros.), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank McGrath: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur J. Weaver: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- C. Frank Reavis: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phillip Hart Weaver: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Abbott: A. M. Wilson (Life time: 1960), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lloyd Hahn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wallace H. Graham: U.S. Govt, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wyatt Tate Brady: User:Scomotulsa, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons