Born near Fair Play: 30 famous people within 35 miles
Charles Smith, born in Aldrich, 6 mi away, is the closest. The list for Fair Play is empty for now. The best known of them is Chappell Roan, with articles in 52 languages. 389 towns in Missouri have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Fair Play’s famous people
Famous people born near Fair Play
They were born in 17 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


M. Waldo Hatler
1894–1967United States Army Medal of Honor recipient














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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fair Play 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 (16)
- Chappell Roan: Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Parson: Office of Missouri Governor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar Buchanan: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zoë Akins: KAJIWARA PHOTO, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wynn Stewart: Capitol Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dallas Willard: Loren Kerns from USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew W. Hockenhull: State of New Mexico, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billie Moore: Cal State Fullerton Athletics, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Brownlow: Library of Congress, Harris & Ewing Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marion T. Bennett: Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Allen Bennett: U.S. Government Printing Office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Curt Davis: Zeenut, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- M. Waldo Hatler: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mount Etna Morris: Missouri Secretary of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Harrison DeArmond: Pach Brothers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Blake: Jennifer Bosch. Colourised Photos 2019. JennyB Colourised Photos, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons