Famous people · Clarksville
Born near Clarksville: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Paul Meloan, born in Paynesville, 7 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Ryan Carnes, with articles in 19 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Clarksville. Across Missouri, the lists cover 391 towns.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Ryan Carnes
Best known
Ryan Carnes
in 19 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Clarksville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Clarksville
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Lloyd C. Stark
1886–1972Governor of Missouri from 1937 to 1941
Charles Russell Davis
1849–1930American politician, Minnesota
Edith Ronald Mirrielees
1878–1962
James E. Flynn
1842–1913American soldier (1842–1913); recipient of the Medal of Honor
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clarksville 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 (11)
- Ryan Carnes: Greg Hernandez from California, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claude Gillingwater: Johnson Briscoe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Timothy M. Rose: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence Andrew Cannon: Irving Resnikoff, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lloyd C. Stark: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Russell Davis: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell W. Keeney: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edith Ronald Mirrielees: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James E. Flynn: Shores, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marc Hill: Russ Reed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Meloan: Sporting Life, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons