Beulah Poynter
1883–1960American actor, writer and playwright
Famous people · Hamilton Township
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Hamilton Township
Beulah Poynter, born in Eagleville, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Frank Buckles, with articles in 21 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Hamilton Township. Across Missouri, the lists cover 391 towns.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
18 mi
Frank Buckles
Best known
Frank Buckles
in 21 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Hamilton Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Hamilton Township
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
W. Wallace Smith
1900–1989Prophet-President of Community of Christ
Jesse N. Funk
1888–1933United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hamilton 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 (10)
- Frank Buckles: Gates-Buckles.jpg: Cherie A. Thurlby. soldiersmediacenter derivative work: ←fetchcomms, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John McConnell: Charles Michael Murray, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Beulah Poynter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- F. McGrew Willis: Christie Film Company / Producers Distributing Corporation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil S. Gibson: California State Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Emerson Bailey: Charles U. Becker, Missouri Secretary of State, author and publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddie Watt: Keith Allison: Flickr, e-mail, Twitter, Instagram, website, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse N. Funk: See below, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Booth: Karen Green, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- H. M. S. Richards: Larry Sharkey, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons