Famous people · Dennis Acres
33 famous people were born within 35 miles of Dennis Acres
Closest of all is Langston Hughes, from Joplin, 2 mi away. No famous person on record lists Dennis Acres as their birthplace yet. The longest list in Missouri is St. Joseph’s, with 57 names. Columbia has the second-longest list in Missouri, after St. Joseph, with 51.
Born nearby
33
within 35 miles
Closest
2 mi
Langston Hughes
Best known
Langston Hughes
in 87 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Dennis Acres’ famous people
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Famous people born near Dennis Acres
Nobody born in Dennis Acres is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Cheryl Najafi
Emerging multi-media leader in the lifestyle industry, curator of resources for women and an author
George Washington Carver
1864–1943African American botanist and inventor
Darrell C. Richardson
1918–2006American bibliographer and speculative fiction fan; Baptist minister
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dennis Acres 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 (16)
- Langston Hughes: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Washington Carver: not listed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Cummings: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Weaver: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Janet L. Kavandi: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pauline Starke: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Preston Lacy: Thomas Love Leigh-on-Sea, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Hubbell: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake LaTurner: US House of Representattives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Celia Kaye: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Newell: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James C. Corman: California State Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Grantham: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Don Rooney: Angela George, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cloyd Boyer: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Alton Jones: Petroleum Administration for War, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons