Famous people · Colfax Township
Born near Colfax Township: 18 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Edward Harrison Taylor, was born in Maysville, 6 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Colfax Township. No town in Missouri lists more than St. Joseph, with 57. After St. Joseph, the next longest list in Missouri is Columbia’s, with 51.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Edward Harrison Taylor
Best known
Edward Harrison Taylor
in 14 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Colfax Township
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Colfax Township 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 (6)
- James C. Marshall: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- DeWitt Clarke Jennings: film screenshot (Allied Pictures Corporation), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph I. France: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James T. Blair, Jr.: James T. Blair, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Clay: Lt. E.O. Harms, War Department. Army War College. Historical Section. World War I Branch. ca. 1918-ca. 1948, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mazzie Boyd: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons