
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Ferrelview
Closest of all is Guy Brasfield Park, from Platte City, 6 mi away. Charlie Parker is the most widely known, written about in 77 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Ferrelview yet. 391 towns across Missouri can name a famous person born there.
What stands out about Ferrelview’s famous people
Famous people born near Ferrelview
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.








Paul Ranous Greever
1891–1943Politician and United States Army officer
Margaret Hart Ferraro
1913–2000American burlesque performer







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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ferrelview 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 (15)
- Charlie Parker: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Burt Bacharach: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Janelle Monáe: Myles Kalus Anak Jihem, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dee Wallace: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Greene: Jimmy Harris (Blog), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Foley: Dominick D, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Davis: Trailer screenshot / Warner Bros., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Troupe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Thomas Coleman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy Brasfield Park: MissouriStateArchives, via Flickr; photographer unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Ranous Greever: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Murry Dickson: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Raleigh Hull, Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jayce Tingler: Ryan Casey Aguinaldo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mildred H. McAfee: US Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons