15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Gerald
Frank Saucier, born in Leslie, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Jack Wagner, with articles in 23 languages. Famous people are on record for 388 of the towns in Missouri. No town in Missouri lists more than St. Joseph, with 57.
What stands out about Gerald’s famous people
Famous people born near Gerald
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Phoebe Hearst
1842–1919American philanthropist, feminist and suffragist



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gerald 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)
- Jack Wagner: Westerberg1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Hearst: Edouart & Cobb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phoebe Hearst: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward M. Irwin: Illinois Secretary of State's Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kim Spalding: Republic Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul J. Mueller: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons