
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Hermitage
The nearest, Mike Parson, was born in Wheatland, 4 mi away. Across Missouri, the lists cover 402 towns. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Hermitage. The longest list in Missouri is St. Joseph’s, with 57 names.
What stands out about Hermitage’s famous people
Famous people born near Hermitage
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.












M. Waldo Hatler
1894–1967United States Army Medal of Honor recipient

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hermitage 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 (13)
- Mike Parson: Office of Missouri Governor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar Buchanan: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zoë Akins: KAJIWARA PHOTO, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dallas Willard: Loren Kerns from USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew W. Hockenhull: State of New Mexico, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billie Moore: Cal State Fullerton Athletics, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Brownlow: Library of Congress, Harris & Ewing Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marion T. Bennett: Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John William Palmer: "Sedalia Democrat" newspaper (Sedalia, MO)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Allen Bennett: U.S. Government Printing Office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Tell Johnson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- M. Waldo Hatler: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Blake: Jennifer Bosch. Colourised Photos 2019. JennyB Colourised Photos, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons