16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Excello
Closest of all is Henderson Forsythe, from Macon, 8 mi away. The best known of them is Brent Briscoe, with articles in 20 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Excello yet. 443 towns across Missouri can name a famous person born there.
What stands out about Excello’s famous people
Famous people born near Excello
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



William Oliver Hamilton
1876–1951American basketball coach, track coach, college athletics administrator
John Bailey
1942–2023American cinematographer and film director


Albert McDonald Cole
1901–1994American congressman for Kansas

Willard Robison
1894–1968American vocalist, pianist, and composer of popular songs
Bayard Hilton Faulkner
1894–1983Mayor of Montclair, New Jersey
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Excello 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 (6)
- George W. P. Hunt: George Grantham Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James P. Kem: McKenner, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elgin Lessley: немає, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maud Durbin: Fitz W. Guerin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert McDonald Cole: U.S. Government Printing Office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Orlando Ward: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons