22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Excelsior Estates
Donald Judd, born in Excelsior Springs, 4 mi away, is the closest. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Excelsior Estates. Famous people are on record for 390 of the towns in Missouri. The longest list of any town in Missouri belongs to St. Joseph, with 57.
What stands out about Excelsior Estates’ famous people
Famous people born near Excelsior Estates
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Charles E. Peterson
1889–1959American football and basketball coach and college dean





Gatewood Lincoln
1875–1957Naval officer and Governor of American Samoa

Jacob L. Milligan
1889–1951Recipient of the Purple Heart medal

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Excelsior Estates 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 (8)
- Brenda Joyce: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig Stevens: Doherty, Clifford, Strauss and Shenfield-public relations, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James C. Marshall: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Saxon: Adweek, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Boyer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shea Groom: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gatewood Lincoln: The Kansas City Star, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob L. Milligan: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons