Born near Frontenac: 30 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Howard Elliott, was born in Ladue, 2 mi away. Next door, Kirkwood lists 28, led by Marianne Moore. The best known of them is Matt Bomer, with articles in 51 languages. No famous person’s birth in Frontenac is on record yet.
What stands out about Frontenac’s famous people
Famous people born near Frontenac
The 30 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Josephine Johnson
1910–1990American novelist, nature writer, poet





Bob Gale
born 1951American screenwriter, producer and film director

Gordon Jenkins
1910–1984American arranger, composer, and pianist who was influential in popular music in the 1940s and 1950s

Samuel Pearson Goddard Jr.
1919–2006Governor of Arizona, 1965-1967




Mike Shanahan
1939–2018Who’s the most famous person from Frontenac?
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Kirkwood, at 28.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Frontenac 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)
- Matt Bomer: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marianne Moore: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Franciscus: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Gale: Johnmaxmena2, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Slayyyter: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Froman: NBC Radio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Talent: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Pearson Goddard Jr.: Markow Photography (Phoenix, AZ)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pee Wee Russell: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Sutherland: Original uploader was en:User:Mphamilton at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Buechner: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Krebs: Don Davis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John J. Cochran: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maria Chappelle-Nadal: KOMUnews, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Heinie Mueller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons


