
Born near Brewer: 27 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is E. C. Segar, with articles in 28 languages. The nearest, Chris Janson, was born in Perryville, 5 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Brewer. 406 towns in Missouri have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Brewer’s famous people
Famous people born near Brewer
The 27 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Bill Schindler
1896–1979Major League Baseball catcher who played for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1920








William George Juergens
1904–1988United States federal judge



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brewer 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)
- E. C. Segar: New York Evening Journal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Augustus C. Dodge: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nora Lane: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis V. Bogy: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry C. Hansbrough: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bucky Bockhorn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Janson: Jules on the Road, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kent E. Keller: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James L. D. Morrison: L. U. Reavis, author. Gray, Baker & Co. (St. Louis, Missouri), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William A. Rodenberg: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucien Maxwell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip B. Fouke: probably Mathew Brady, but the name is not displayed in the source, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas E. Noell: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Cissell: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons