
Born near Gibbs: 15 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Lester Dent, was born in La Plata, 7 mi away. The best known of them is Geraldine Page, with articles in 58 languages. In all of Missouri, the famous people on record come from 391 towns. The list for Gibbs is empty for now.
What stands out about Gibbs’ famous people
Famous people born near Gibbs
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.






Farrell Dobbs
1907–1983American labour organizer, left-wing politician, historian



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gibbs 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 (9)
- Geraldine Page: Schatt, Roy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James P. Kem: McKenner, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Farrell Dobbs: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Turner: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rhonda Vincent: Forrest L. Smith, III, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Theophilus Finck: Henry Theophilus Finck, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rusty Draper: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lester Dent: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Orlando Ward: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons