Famous people · Essex
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Essex
Andrew J. Hinshaw, born in Dexter, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Jacqueline Scott, with articles in 16 languages. No famous person’s birth in Essex is on record yet. The longest list of any town in Missouri belongs to St. Joseph, with 57.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
Jacqueline Scott
Best known
Jacqueline Scott
in 16 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Essex’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Essex
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
George K. Sisler
1937–1967United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Eddie Lee Jackson
1949–2020Member of the Illinois House of Representatives, 114th District
Neal E. Boyd
1975–2018American opera singer, winner of Season 3 of America's Got Talent
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Essex 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 (13)
- 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
- Hub Pruett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Lee: Chrisjnelson at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George K. Sisler: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons