22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Brandsville
The best known of them is Dick Van Dyke, with articles in 51 languages. Ted Gullic, born in Koshkonong, 5 mi away, is the closest. The list for Brandsville is empty for now. In all of Missouri, the famous people on record come from 391 towns.
What stands out about Brandsville’s famous people
Famous people born near Brandsville
The 22 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.






Mel Carnahan
1934–2000Governor of Missouri, 2000 U.S. senator-elect







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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brandsville 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 (13)
- Dick Van Dyke: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Porter Wagoner: Moeller Talent, Inc. Nashville (management), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mel Carnahan: Child Welfare Information Gateway, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gordon Carpenter: Phillips 66, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jan Howard: ChrisTofu11961, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel B. Hill: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wendell Bailey: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Allan Oldfield: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Orland K. Armstrong: "Anniston Star" newspaper (Anniston, AL)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Preacher Roe: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Claude Ferguson: Solowalk, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Robinson Risner: Col. Cox, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- O. A. Cargill: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons