Famous people · Elk Township
Born near Elk Township: 25 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is George Woods, with articles in 18 languages. Elizabeth Ann Nalley, born in Catron, 8 mi away, is the closest. So far, no famous person on record was born in Elk Township. The longest list of any town in Missouri belongs to St. Joseph, with 57.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
19 mi
George Woods
Best known
George Woods
in 18 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Elk Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Elk Township
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Eddie Lee Jackson
1949–2020Member of the Illinois House of Representatives, 114th District
Cash McCall
1941–2019American electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
Neal E. Boyd
1975–2018American opera singer, winner of Season 3 of America's Got Talent
The town’s pick
Town Square →Who’s the most famous person from Elk Township?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Your pick
No picks yet
Be the first to say who Elk Township’s most famous person is.
Or tell us
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Elk 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 (14)
- George Woods: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacqueline Scott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Edward Bailey: Brandonrush, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Neal E. Boyd: Adjacent101, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenny Hulshof: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew J. Hinshaw: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Ann Nalley: Douglas A. Lockard, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles A. Crow: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Hurley: Joel Dinda aka mwlguide on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Green: Rick Snyder, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Max West: Play Ball cards, published by Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cash McCall: Lioneldecoster, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hub Pruett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Lee: Chrisjnelson at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons