Famous people · Buckner
26 famous people were born within 35 miles of Buckner
Ginger Rogers is the most widely known, written about in 80 languages. Closest of all is Chad Kilgore, from Orrick, 7 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Buckner is on record yet. Across Missouri, the lists cover 389 towns.
Born nearby
26
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Ginger Rogers
Best known
Ginger Rogers
in 80 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Buckner’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Buckner
Nobody born in Buckner is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Bess Truman
1885–1982First Lady of the United States from 1945 to 1953
Arliss Howard
born 1954American actor, screenwriter and film director
Margaret Truman
1924–2008American author of murder mysteries; daughter of 33rd President of the United States Harry S. Truman
Gatewood Lincoln
1875–1957Naval officer and Governor of American Samoa
Jacob L. Milligan
1889–1951Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Buckner 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 (15)
- Ginger Rogers: Studio publicity still, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bess Truman: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Weis: Yoggysot, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Butcher: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brenda Joyce: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Truman: unattributed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig Stevens: Doherty, Clifford, Strauss and Shenfield-public relations, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Saxon: Adweek, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Boyer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shea Groom: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gatewood Lincoln: The Kansas City Star, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob L. Milligan: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Misiorowski: Drovetochicago, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beryl Wayne Sprinkel: William Fitz-Patrick, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice M. Milligan: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons