Famous people · Claycomo
9 famous people were born within 35 miles of Claycomo
Ed Asner, born in Kansas City, 6 mi away, is the closest. No famous person’s birth in Claycomo is on record yet. Of the bordering towns, Kansas City has the longest list: 36, with Ed Asner at the top. Famous people are on record for 389 of the towns in Missouri.
Born nearby
9
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Ed Asner
Best known
Ed Asner
in 80 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Claycomo’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Claycomo
Nobody born in Claycomo is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Bess Truman
1885–1982First Lady of the United States from 1945 to 1953
Arliss Howard
born 1954American actor, screenwriter and film director
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Kansas City’s, at 36 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Claycomo 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 (8)
- Ed Asner: Terry Ballard, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ginger Rogers: Studio publicity still, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Harlow: studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Altman: Associate Press Newsfeatures (see first upload of this image), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dianne Wiest: MC1 Chad J. McNeeley, U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bess Truman: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Weis: Yoggysot, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig Stevens: Doherty, Clifford, Strauss and Shenfield-public relations, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons