Famous people · Golden City
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Golden City
Closest of all is J. Paul Leonard, from Lockwood, 7 mi away. Harlow Shapley is the most widely known, written about in 53 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Golden City. Across Missouri, 422 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
19 mi
Harlow Shapley
Best known
Harlow Shapley
in 53 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Golden City’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Golden City
The 15 best known born 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 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 (11)
- Harlow Shapley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Janet L. Kavandi: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Preston Lacy: Thomas Love Leigh-on-Sea, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Hubbell: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Celia Kaye: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Newell: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, 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