Famous people · Cliff Village
Born near Cliff Village: 23 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Langston Hughes, from Joplin, 4 mi away. No famous person on record lists Cliff Village as their birthplace yet. St. Joseph’s 57 names make the longest list in Missouri. After St. Joseph, the next longest list in Missouri is Columbia’s, with 51.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Langston Hughes
Best known
Langston Hughes
in 87 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Cliff Village’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Cliff Village
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Cheryl Najafi
Emerging multi-media leader in the lifestyle industry, curator of resources for women and an author
George Washington Carver
1864–1943African American botanist and inventor
Darrell C. Richardson
1918–2006American bibliographer and speculative fiction fan; Baptist minister
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cliff Village 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)
- Langston Hughes: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Washington Carver: not listed, 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
- Preston Lacy: Thomas Love Leigh-on-Sea, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons