Famous people · Houstonia
Born near Houstonia: 30 famous people within 35 miles
Dorsey W. Shackleford, born in Sweet Springs, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Kimberly Wyatt, with articles in 34 languages. Famous people are on record for 403 of the towns in Missouri. Not one famous person on record comes from Houstonia yet.
Born nearby
30
within 35 miles
Closest
22 mi
Kimberly Wyatt
Best known
Kimberly Wyatt
in 34 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Houstonia’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Houstonia
They were born in 13 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Noble Johnson
1881–1978African-American actor and film producer
Kimberly Wyatt
born 1982American dancer and choreographer
Sidney Toler
1874–1947American actor, playwright and theatre director
William J. Cason
1924–2017American politician in Missouri
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Houstonia 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 (24)
- Kimberly Wyatt: Joel Telling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Fallin: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Oakie: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pearl White: White Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Stark Draper: National Institute of Science and Technology, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Noble Johnson: Albert Witzel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathryn Kuhlman: OREA2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sidney Toler: The Theatre Magazine Company, no photographer credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy Dwan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Prenot: JD Lasica from Pleasanton, CA, US, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clyde De Vinna: www.oscars.org, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Dandy: photograph of Johns Hopkins Hospital, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Errett Lobban Cord: Time Inc, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Creel: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry von Meter: Continental Pictures / Independent Sales Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremiah V. Cockrell: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel Douglas Hubbard: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorsey W. Shackleford: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adna R. Johnson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chelsea Liu: Luu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hank Mason: Hank_Mason_and_Dallas_Green.jpg: The SABR Office derivative work: Delaywaves, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Davis Johnson: "The Sedalia Democrat" (Sedalia, MO)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Welborn: "Kansas City Journal" newspaper (Kansas, City, MO)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William S. Morris: Missouri Secretary of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons