Jesse N. Funk
1888–1933United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Famous people · Dallas Township
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Dallas Township
Closest of all is Jesse N. Funk, from New Hampton, 5 mi away. The list for Dallas Township is empty for now. Frank Buckles is the most widely known, written about in 21 languages. 406 of the towns in Missouri list at least one person.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Frank Buckles
Best known
Frank Buckles
in 21 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Dallas Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Dallas Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Beulah Poynter
1883–1960American actor, writer and playwright
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dallas 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)
- Frank Buckles: Gates-Buckles.jpg: Cherie A. Thurlby. soldiersmediacenter derivative work: ←fetchcomms, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Beulah Poynter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Homer Summa: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse N. Funk: See below, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Avery Kier: United States Marine Corps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John S. Murray: Vibert Jeffers .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);bo…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons