
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Camdenton
The nearest, Sidney C. Roach, was born in Linn Creek, 3 mi away. Mike Hopkins (astronaut) is the most widely known, written about in 29 languages. The list for Camdenton is empty for now. No town in Missouri lists more than St. Joseph, with 57.
What stands out about Camdenton’s famous people
Famous people born near Camdenton
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.










Bill Laurie
born 1952American businessman, basketball player and coach
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Camdenton 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 (10)
- Mike Hopkins (astronaut): NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lanford Wilson: Frederick Eberstadt, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Antoine Predock: Apredock, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil M. Donnelly: Creator:Joseph C. Kroeger via MissouriStateArchives, via Flickr, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sidney C. Roach: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Morgan M. Moulder: U.S. Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cynthia Coffman: Charity Meinhart, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John William Palmer: "Sedalia Democrat" newspaper (Sedalia, MO)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Golden: Los Angeles Dodgers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Omer Rains: Omer L. Rains, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons