
7 famous people were born within 35 miles of Fox Creek Township
Frank Buckles is the most widely known, written about in 21 languages. Closest of all is Leith Stevens, from Mount Moriah, 6 mi away. The list for Fox Creek Township is empty for now. 402 of the towns in Missouri list at least one person.
What stands out about Fox Creek Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Fox Creek Township
The 7 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Duck Dowell
1912–2003American basketball and football player and coach, college athletics administrator




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fox Creek Township 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)
- Frank Buckles: Gates-Buckles.jpg: Cherie A. Thurlby. soldiersmediacenter derivative work: ←fetchcomms, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leith Stevens: David Bransby, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Enoch Herbert Crowder: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Emerson Bailey: Charles U. Becker, Missouri Secretary of State, author and publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Duck Dowell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Booth: Karen Green, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons