Famous people · Gideon
32 famous people were born within 35 miles of Gideon
Leary Lentz, born in Clarkton, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Sheryl Crow, with articles in 61 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Gideon. The longest list of any town in Missouri belongs to St. Joseph, with 57.
Born nearby
32
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
Sheryl Crow
Best known
Sheryl Crow
in 61 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Gideon’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Gideon
The 32 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
David L. Ferguson
1949–2019American mathematician and educator
Will Johnson
born 1971American musician, singer-songwriter and painter
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gideon 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 (13)
- George Woods: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Edward Bailey: Brandonrush, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- A.C. Reed: Lionel decoster, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Burlison: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Nail: Lunchbox LP, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Caruthers Jones: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Ann Nalley: Douglas A. Lockard, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Green: Rick Snyder, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Moore: CMJMEM, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hub Pruett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lew Carpenter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Preston Carpenter: Jay Publishing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mulford Q. Sibley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons