Born near Gray Summit: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Jack Wagner is the most widely known, written about in 23 languages. The nearest, Justin Lawrence, was born in Pacific, 4 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Gray Summit. Over the border in Pacific, 4 names are on record, led by Catherine Maguire.
What stands out about Gray Summit’s famous people
Famous people born near Gray Summit
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Danielle Nierenberg
born 1978American activist, author, and journalist


Phoebe Hearst
1842–1919American philanthropist, feminist and suffragist



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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Gray Summit.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gray Summit 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)
- Jack Wagner: Westerberg1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Phoebe Hearst: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Chandler: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Kunin: Lorie Shaull, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blaine Gabbert: Tiscionem510, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Voit: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Catherine Maguire: The New York Times, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
