Famous people · Gilliam
Born near Gilliam: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Robert Davis Johnson, from Slater, 3 mi away. Maxwell D. Taylor is the most widely known, written about in 32 languages. The list for Gilliam is empty for now. 391 of the towns in Missouri list at least one person.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Maxwell D. Taylor
Best known
Maxwell D. Taylor
in 32 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Gilliam’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Gilliam
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Noble Johnson
1881–1978African-American actor and film producer
Maxwell D. Taylor
1901–1987American military officer and diplomat
Jane Hadley Barkley
1911–1964Second Lady of the United States from 1949 to 1953
Uriel Sebree
1848–19222nd Governor of American Samoa, US Navy Rear Admiral
John Bullock Clark Jr.
1831–1903Confederate Army general and politician
Frank E. Wade
1873–1930American football player and coach, lawyer, piano manufacturer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gilliam 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 (16)
- Maxwell D. Taylor: Defense Technical Information Center[1], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Noble Johnson: Albert Witzel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wild Bill Davis: "Bruno of Hollywood", Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Hadley Barkley: Abbie Rowe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilbur Sweatman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank P. Briggs: State Historical Society of Missouri, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry von Meter: Continental Pictures / Independent Sales Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Smith Pritchett: Bain News Service, publisher; Original uploader was Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Uriel Sebree: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel Douglas Hubbard: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Bullock Clark Jr.: John A. Scholten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John William Boone: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph C. Hendrix: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Davis Johnson: "The Sedalia Democrat" (Sedalia, MO)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel C. Major: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William H. Workman: Dogears, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons