Famous people · Crestwood
30 famous people were born within 35 miles of Crestwood
John Goodman is the most widely known, written about in 99 languages. Closest of all is Matt Bomer, from Webster Groves, 2 mi away. Of the bordering towns, Kirkwood has the longest list: 28, with Marianne Moore at the top. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Crestwood.
Born nearby
30
within 35 miles
Closest
3 mi
John Goodman
Best known
John Goodman
in 99 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Crestwood’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Crestwood
Nobody born in Crestwood is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Gordon Jenkins
1910–1984American arranger, composer, and pianist who was influential in popular music in the 1940s and 1950s
Mildred Esther Mathias
1906–1995American botanist, horticulturalist, botanical collector and university teacher
Josephine Johnson
1910–1990American novelist, nature writer, poet
Kim Victoria Abeles
born 1952American interdisciplinary artist
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Kirkwood has the most people on record, 28 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Crestwood 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)
- Matt Bomer: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marianne Moore: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Slayyyter: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Talent: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pee Wee Russell: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Sutherland: Original uploader was en:User:Mphamilton at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Schrader: TaurusEmerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Buechner: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Krebs: Don Davis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John J. Cochran: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Wallace: Nascar fan mx, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeanie Lang: John Murray Anderson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kim Victoria Abeles: Leslieluke, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyle Bouck: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons