
28 famous people were born within 35 miles of Flemington
Edgar Buchanan, born in Humansville, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Mike Parson, with articles in 25 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Flemington yet. No town in Missouri lists more than St. Joseph, with 57.
What stands out about Flemington’s famous people
Famous people born near Flemington
They were born in 13 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.






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









Eugene MacCown
1898–1966American painter, pianist, writer and translator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Flemington 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)
- 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
- William Tell Johnson: 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
- John Blake: Jennifer Bosch. Colourised Photos 2019. JennyB Colourised Photos, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Moore Johnson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons