Born near Homer Township: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Burt McKinnie, from Pleasanton, 10 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Homer Township is on record yet. The best known of them is Robert A. Heinlein, with articles in 101 languages. 389 of the towns in Missouri list at least one person.
What stands out about Homer Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Homer Township
Nobody born in Homer Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

Enoch J. Mills
1878–1935American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach, college athletics administrator

Robert A. Heinlein
1907–1988American author and aeronautical engineer







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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Homer 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 (9)
- Robert A. Heinlein: Photographer unknown, published by Doubleday, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles O'Rear: Andrew (bunnie) Huang, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wesley Bolin: Office of Governor Wesley Bolin (Phoenix, AZ)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George H. Christopher: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Beatty: Robert A. Beatty, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brody Eldridge: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Enoch J. Mills: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh McMullen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Raymond Clapper: Photographer not credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons