
John Huston
1906–1987American film director, screenwriter, and actor
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
John Huston, born in Nevada, 12 mi away, is the closest. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Dover Township. The Missouri lists hold names for 391 towns. The longest list of any town in Missouri belongs to St. Joseph, with 57.
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

American film director, screenwriter, and actor

American painter, pianist, writer and translator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dover 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.