Famous people · Colfax Township
Born near Colfax Township: 15 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Bryce Walton, was born in Blythedale, 2 mi away. Bryce Walton is the one name listed next door in Blythedale. The best known of them is Frank Buckles, with articles in 21 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Colfax Township.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Frank Buckles
Best known
Frank Buckles
in 21 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Colfax Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Colfax Township
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Beulah Poynter
1883–1960American actor, writer and playwright
W. Wallace Smith
1900–1989Prophet-President of Community of Christ
Wilmatte Porter Cockerell
1870–1957American entomologist, botanist, scientific collector and teacher
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Of the towns around it, Blythedale has the most on record.
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 (8)
- Frank Buckles: Gates-Buckles.jpg: Cherie A. Thurlby. soldiersmediacenter derivative work: ←fetchcomms, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John McConnell: Charles Michael Murray, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leith Stevens: David Bransby, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Beulah Poynter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Clinton Porter: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- F. McGrew Willis: Christie Film Company / Producers Distributing Corporation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Emerson Bailey: Charles U. Becker, Missouri Secretary of State, author and publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Leon Dawson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons