Born near Holt: 25 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Donald Judd, with articles in 33 languages. Allie Hess, born in Kearney, 7 mi away, is the closest. The list for Holt is empty for now. In all of Missouri, the famous people on record come from 391 towns.
What stands out about Holt’s famous people
Famous people born near Holt
Nobody born in Holt is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Charles E. Peterson
1889–1959American football and basketball coach and college dean












Gatewood Lincoln
1875–1957Naval officer and Governor of American Samoa

Margaret Hart Ferraro
1913–2000American burlesque performer

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Holt 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 (14)
- Jim Davis: Trailer screenshot / Warner Bros., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brenda Joyce: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig Stevens: Doherty, Clifford, Strauss and Shenfield-public relations, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James C. Marshall: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Saxon: Adweek, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Boyer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shea Groom: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gatewood Lincoln: The Kansas City Star, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Clayton Dennie: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jayce Tingler: Ryan Casey Aguinaldo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gregg Williams: Tulane Public Relations, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Clay: Lt. E.O. Harms, War Department. Army War College. Historical Section. World War I Branch. ca. 1918-ca. 1948, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hilary A. Bush: State of Missouri, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mack Wheat: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons