Thomas Jefferson Jackson See
1866–1962American astronomer
Famous people · Danville
23 famous people were born within 35 miles of Danville
Helen Stephens is the most widely known, written about in 27 languages. The nearest, Thomas Jefferson Jackson See, was born in Montgomery City, 5 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Danville. In Missouri, 443 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
23 mi
Helen Stephens
Best known
Helen Stephens
in 27 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Danville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Danville
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Cecelie Williams
born 1980American politician from Missouri
Woodruff Randolph
1892–1966
Nick Cave
born 1959African-American fabric sculptor, dancer, and performance artist
Randolph M. Medley
1898–1979American sports coach and college athletics administrator
Roy Judson Snell
1878–1959American author of childrens' and young adult fiction
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Danville 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 (9)
- Helen Stephens: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Jefferson Jackson See: Webb, William Larkin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William F. Baker: SOM, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur W. Hummel: Dixon, Royden, photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dixie Kid: Magnus Cigarettes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Cave: Bowmanga1278, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adolph John Paschang: Maryknollerhk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Morris Boyd: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry L. Witte: eagle102.net, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons