Fred Henry McGuire
1890–1958United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
Famous people · Delta
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Delta
Closest of all is Fred Henry McGuire, from Gordonville, 8 mi away. The best known of them is Rush Limbaugh, with articles in 47 languages. In Missouri, 386 towns have someone on the list. So far, no famous person on record was born in Delta.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Rush Limbaugh
Best known
Rush Limbaugh
in 47 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Delta’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Delta
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Terry Jones
born 1951American anti-Islamic right wing activist and the pastor of Dove World Outreach Center
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Delta 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 (12)
- Rush Limbaugh: The White House from Washington, DC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Linda M. Godwin: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Thomas: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Jones: Mark Taylor, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chic Hecht: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Friedrich: Luigi Novi, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Spinner: Jan Slob, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis C. Wagner, Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lowndes Henry Davis: Phineas Camp Headley, author. S. S. Scranton & Company (Hartford, CT), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Darlene Clark Hine: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James F. Fulbright: Charles U. Becker, Missouri Secretary of State, author and publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dewayne Staats: Dewayne_Staats_and_Jerry_Manuel.jpg: Michael Baron derivative work: Delaywaves talk, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons