Born near Golden City Township: 9 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is J. Paul Leonard, from Lockwood, 9 mi away. The best known of them is Harlow Shapley, with articles in 53 languages. No famous person’s birth in Golden City Township is on record yet. Across Missouri, the lists cover 434 towns.
What stands out about Golden City Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Golden City Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Walter Stemmons
1884–1954Editor and historian of the University of Connecticut





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Golden City Township 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)
- Harlow Shapley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank D. Williams: Character Pictures Corporation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Curt Davis: Zeenut, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cloyd Boyer: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Harrison DeArmond: Pach Brothers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Stemmons: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons