Famous people · Commerce
Born near Commerce: 30 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Harold Gavin Leedy, from Benton, 7 mi away. Rush Limbaugh is the most widely known, written about in 47 languages. 391 towns in Missouri have at least one famous person on record. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Commerce.
Born nearby
30
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Rush Limbaugh
Best known
Rush Limbaugh
in 47 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Commerce’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Commerce
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Terry Jones
born 1951American anti-Islamic right wing activist and the pastor of Dove World Outreach Center
Fred Henry McGuire
1890–1958United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
Charles Breckenridge Faris
1864–1938United States federal judge
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Commerce 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 (14)
- Rush Limbaugh: The White House from Washington, DC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Linda M. Godwin: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenny Rollins: Acdixon, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caroline Smith: Chicago Tribune, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rex Ingram: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Jones: Mark Taylor, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chic Hecht: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Hayes: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Katherine D. Tillman: No photographer is credited in original work., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Spinner: Jan Slob, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyrone Nesby: sconosciuto, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Breckenridge Faris: Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Hoover: Goodwin & Company, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Darlene Clark Hine: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons