Famous people · Grant Township
9 famous people were born within 35 miles of Grant Township
The nearest, Frank Buckles, was born in Bethany, 7 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Grant Township. St. Joseph has the most of any town in Missouri: 57. After St. Joseph, the next longest list in Missouri is Columbia’s, with 51.
Born nearby
9
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Frank Buckles
Best known
Frank Buckles
in 21 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Grant Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Grant Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Beulah Poynter
1883–1960American actor, writer and playwright
Duck Dowell
1912–2003American basketball and football player and coach, college athletics administrator
Jesse N. Funk
1888–1933United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Grant 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 (7)
- Frank Buckles: Gates-Buckles.jpg: Cherie A. Thurlby. soldiersmediacenter derivative work: ←fetchcomms, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leith Stevens: David Bransby, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Beulah Poynter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Emerson Bailey: Charles U. Becker, Missouri Secretary of State, author and publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Duck Dowell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse N. Funk: See below, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Booth: Karen Green, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons