
Born near Hawk Point: 25 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Richard Henry Norton, from Troy, 9 mi away. Reinhold Niebuhr is the most widely known, written about in 47 languages. No entry yet names Hawk Point as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in Missouri belongs to St. Joseph, with 57.
What stands out about Hawk Point’s famous people
Famous people born near Hawk Point
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




Woodruff Randolph
1892–1966Cecelie Williams
born 1980American politician from Missouri



Thomas Jefferson Jackson See
1866–1962American astronomer

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hawk Point 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 (8)
- Reinhold Niebuhr: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Jefferson Jackson See: Webb, William Larkin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur W. Hummel: Dixon, Royden, photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Henry Norton: A. J. D. Stewart, author. Legal Publishing Company (St. Louis, MO), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilson McCoy: Bandar 20, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nate Orf: Minda Haas Kuhlmann: flickr, personal website, twitter, instagram, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry L. Witte: eagle102.net, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Weatherman: Tyman9348, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons