No famous person from Ellisville yet, but Wildwood next door has 3
403 towns in Missouri have at least one famous person on record. No town in Missouri lists more than St. Joseph, with 57. After St. Joseph, the next longest list in Missouri is Columbia’s, with 51. The best known born in Wildwood is Luke Voit.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Ellisville), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Ellisville has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Ellisville
Wildwood has the longest list next door: 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ellisville 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 (2)
- Luke Voit: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blaine Gabbert: Tiscionem510, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

