Famous people · Carytown
23 famous people were born within 35 miles of Carytown
Closest of all is Cloyd Boyer, from Alba, 5 mi away. Langston Hughes is the most widely known, written about in 87 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Carytown. Famous people are on record for 391 of the towns in Missouri.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
Langston Hughes
Best known
Langston Hughes
in 87 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Carytown’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Carytown
Nobody born in Carytown is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Cheryl Najafi
Emerging multi-media leader in the lifestyle industry, curator of resources for women and an author
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Carytown 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)
- Langston Hughes: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harlow Shapley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Cummings: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Weaver: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Janet L. Kavandi: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pauline Starke: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hale Irwin: Ted Van Pelt from Mechanicsburg, PA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Preston Lacy: Thomas Love Leigh-on-Sea, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Hubbell: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Celia Kaye: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Newell: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank D. Williams: Character Pictures Corporation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blaine Durbin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cloyd Boyer: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Alton Jones: Petroleum Administration for War, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons