Famous people · Houston Lake
10 famous people were born within 35 miles of Houston Lake
Ed Asner, born in Kansas City, 6 mi away, is the closest. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Houston Lake. 418 of the towns in Missouri list at least one person. The longest list of any town in Missouri belongs to St. Joseph, with 57.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Ed Asner
Best known
Ed Asner
in 80 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Houston Lake
The 10 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Houston Lake 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 (7)
- Ed Asner: Terry Ballard, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Harlow: studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Altman: Associate Press Newsfeatures (see first upload of this image), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dianne Wiest: MC1 Chad J. McNeeley, U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Janelle Monáe: Myles Kalus Anak Jihem, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dee Wallace: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Greene: Jimmy Harris (Blog), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons