Famous people · Burgess
Born near Burgess: 29 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Johnny Orr, was born in Yale, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Harlow Shapley, with articles in 53 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Burgess. Across Missouri, 442 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
29
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Harlow Shapley
Best known
Harlow Shapley
in 53 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Burgess’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Burgess
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Andy Pilney
1913–1996American football player and coach, baseball player
Anna Marcet Haldeman
1887–1941United States feminist, playwright, editor, author, and bank president.
Ron Kramer
1935–2010American basketball player, gridiron football player and athletics competitor
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Burgess 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 (16)
- Harlow Shapley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Glenn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dale R. Corson: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Hayden: JasonB, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank D. Williams: Character Pictures Corporation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anna Marcet Haldeman: Tzetzes, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Orr: Unidentified (Michiganensian is the University of Michigan yearbook published by University of Michigan), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward White Patterson: "The Frontenac Press" (Frontenac, Kansas)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Skubitz: Patricia DuBose Duncan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Harmon: 1911 Gold Borders (Broadleaf), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edythe Baker: Alfred Cheney Johnston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Kramer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Deacon Jones: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Gordon Theis: United States Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amanda Davied: GorillaEditor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles A. Holland: Eagle Rock Sentinel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons