
Born near Colfax Township: 12 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Conrad Burns, with articles in 21 languages. Closest of all is DeWitt Clarke Jennings, from Cameron, 7 mi away. The list for Colfax Township is empty for now. The longest list in Missouri is St. Joseph’s, with 57 names.
What stands out about Colfax Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Colfax Township
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.







William Thornton Kemper, Sr.
1866–1938American banker and politician
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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 (7)
- Conrad Burns: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- DeWitt Clarke Jennings: film screenshot (Allied Pictures Corporation), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph I. France: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Monroe Dockery: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Buzz Barton: Film Booking Offices of America, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James T. Blair, Jr.: James T. Blair, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Thornton Kemper, Sr.: JonathanKemper, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons