Famous people · Cobalt
24 famous people were born within 35 miles of Cobalt
Closest of all is Jordan E. Cravens, from Fredericktown, 2 mi away. Chris Carr is the most widely known, written about in 9 languages. Next door, the list for Fredericktown holds 4, Jordan E. Cravens first. The list for Cobalt is empty for now.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
19 mi
Chris Carr
Best known
Chris Carr
in 9 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Cobalt’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Cobalt
The 24 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Nathan T. Velar
1858–1928African American elected official, politician
Darrell S. Cole
1920–1945United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
Bill Schindler
1896–1979Major League Baseball catcher who played for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1920
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Fredericktown has the most on record, with 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cobalt 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 (13)
- Charles E. Sebastian: [n.d.], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Conway Ivy: OMGUS Military Tribunal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan E. Cravens: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Janson: Jules on the Road, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Darrell S. Cole: United States Marine Corps photo, also available from the Naval Historical Center as Photo # NH 103801, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Tesreau: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marshall Arnold: "St. Louis Daily Globe-Democrat" (St. Louis, MO)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas E. Noell: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Cissell: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles E. Kiefner: Lewis Publishing Company (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Schulte: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan T. Velar: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Tiefenauer: St. Louis Cardinals, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons