19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Clarkson Valley
The nearest, Clayton Keller, was born in Chesterfield, 3 mi away. The best known of them is Marianne Moore, with articles in 47 languages. Next door, Chesterfield lists 13, led by Clayton Keller. So far, no famous person on record was born in Clarkson Valley.
What stands out about Clarkson Valley’s famous people
Famous people born near Clarkson Valley
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




Josephine Johnson
1910–1990American novelist, nature writer, poet

Danielle Nierenberg
born 1978American activist, author, and journalist
Who’s the most famous person from Clarkson Valley?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Clarkson Valley’s most famous person is.
Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Chesterfield’s, with 13.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clarkson Valley 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 (7)
- Marianne Moore: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Slayyyter: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Talent: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Kunin: Lorie Shaull, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Sutherland: Original uploader was en:User:Mphamilton at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Voit: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blaine Gabbert: Tiscionem510, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

