26 famous people were born within 35 miles of Buffalo Township
The nearest, Steve Clark, was born in Leachville, 10 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Buffalo Township is on record yet. Sheryl Crow is the most widely known, written about in 61 languages. In Missouri, 389 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Buffalo Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Buffalo Township
The 26 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Jeanne Carmen
1930–2007American model, actress and trick golfer


Will Johnson
born 1971American musician, singer-songwriter and painter



Ryan Lance
born 1962American businessperson and board member, CEO of ConocoPhillips

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Buffalo 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 (8)
- Iris DeMent: Ron Baker (https://www.flickr.com/photos/kingsnake), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeanne Carmen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Junior Walker: Motown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dee Clark: Frank C. Fleer Corporation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Caruthers Jones: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Nail: Lunchbox LP, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Lance: Bartolomej Tomic, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathy Webb: Tiddled, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons