Famous people · Grand Falls Plaza
24 famous people were born within 35 miles of Grand Falls Plaza
Langston Hughes, born in Joplin, 3 mi away, is the closest. No famous person on record lists Grand Falls Plaza as their birthplace yet. Over the border in Joplin, 37 names are on record, led by Langston Hughes. The Missouri lists hold names for 443 towns.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
3 mi
Langston Hughes
Best known
Langston Hughes
in 88 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Grand Falls Plaza’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Grand Falls Plaza
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Cheryl Najafi
Emerging multi-media leader in the lifestyle industry, curator of resources for women and an author
Darrell C. Richardson
1918–2006American bibliographer and speculative fiction fan; Baptist minister
George Washington Carver
1864–1943African American botanist and inventor
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Joplin has the most people on record, 37 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Grand Falls Plaza 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 (7)
- Langston Hughes: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Washington Carver: not listed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Cummings: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Weaver: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pauline Starke: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake LaTurner: US House of Representattives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James C. Corman: California State Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons