Born near Blue Mound Township: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Denver Davison, born in Rich Hill, 11 mi away, is the closest. No famous person on record lists Blue Mound Township as their birthplace yet. The best known of them is John Huston, with articles in 70 languages. Across Missouri, the lists cover 427 towns.
What stands out about Blue Mound Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Blue Mound Township
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

John Huston
1906–1987American film director, screenwriter, and actor

Eugene MacCown
1898–1966American painter, pianist, writer and translator

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Blue Mound Township 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 (3)
- John Huston: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eva Bowring: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ivah Wills Coburn: Marcia Stein and Paul Iribe., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons