#12 famous people were born in Eldon
At the top of the list is the American baseball player Jim Golden, covered in 3 languages. The only other name is the American racing driver Lloyd Dane. Over 11 years of births, the list goes from Lloyd Dane (1925) to Jim Golden (1936). 390 towns in Missouri have at least one famous person on record.

Born in Eldon
#1Who’s the most famous person from Eldon?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Eldon’s most famous person is.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Eldon and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (1)
- Jim Golden: Los Angeles Dodgers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons