Born near Breckenridge Hills: 25 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, John Joseph Leibrecht, was born in Overland, 1 mi away. The best known of them is Jenifer Lewis, with articles in 30 languages. No famous person’s birth in Breckenridge Hills is on record yet. The longest list in Missouri is St. Joseph’s, with 57 names.
What stands out about Breckenridge Hills’ famous people
Famous people born near Breckenridge Hills
Nobody born in Breckenridge Hills is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.






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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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Overland’s, with 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Breckenridge 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 (14)
- Jenifer Lewis: greginhollywood (Greg Hernandez), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Schmitt: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Gale: Johnmaxmena2, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Janet Jones: -nickon-, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Froman: NBC Radio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maria Chappelle-Nadal: KOMUnews, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Fink: Hayden Schiff from Cincinnati, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Scheffing: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Fleming: Bryan Green on Flickr (Original version) 佾珜 (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Schroer: MissouriMadeGOP, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Spence: Dave Spence, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Knowles III: https://www.flickr.com/photos/komunews/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marianne Markowitz: Small Business Administration, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pete Weber: Professional Bowlers Association and ESPN, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
