Bill Tobin
1941–2024American football player and executive
Famous people · Elmo
33 famous people were born within 35 miles of Elmo
Bill Tobin, born in Burlington Junction, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Dale Carnegie, with articles in 98 languages. Across Missouri, 389 towns list someone born there. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Elmo.
Born nearby
33
within 35 miles
Closest
18 mi
Dale Carnegie
Best known
Dale Carnegie
in 98 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Elmo’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Elmo
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Harley Race
1943–2019American professional wrestler, promoter and trainer
Charles Roy Henderson
1911–1989American biostatistician and pioneer in animal breeding
Sarah Caldwell
1924–2006American opera conductor, impresario, and stage director
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Elmo 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 (19)
- Dale Carnegie: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn Miller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Haden: Brianmcmillen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marilyn Maxwell: ABC Network, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harley Race: Chrysaor, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Graves: House Creative Services, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Caldwell: Lynn Gilbert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Forrest C. Donnell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lynne Overman: Trailer screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward H. Moore: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Ragan: American Tobacco Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernie Masterson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Hendren: Unidentified (El Rodeo is the USC yearbook published by Associated Students of USC), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Carson: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Fike: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Kellgren: ChStone, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald D. Clayton: Lizvogt63, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Chamberlain: The Honolulu Advertiser, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Todd Graves: US Dept. of Justice, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons