20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Duck Creek Township
The nearest, Win Wilfong, was born in Puxico, 4 mi away. Scott Innes is the most widely known, written about in 12 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Duck Creek Township. The longest list of any town in Missouri belongs to St. Joseph, with 57.
What stands out about Duck Creek Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Duck Creek Township
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




Linda Bloodworth-Thomason
born 1947American writer and television producer



Edward Fadeley
1929–2015American politician, attorney, and Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Duck Creek 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 (8)
- Carl Edward Bailey: Brandonrush, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nelson McDowell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew J. Hinshaw: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Archie League: FAA/National Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Fadeley: M.O. Stevens, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Max West: Play Ball cards, published by Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hub Pruett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Lee: Chrisjnelson at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons