
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Huggins Township
Homer Summa, born in Gentry, 5 mi away, is the closest. No famous person on record lists Huggins Township as their birthplace yet. The best known of them is Jerry Wallace, with articles in 7 languages. The longest list of any town in Missouri belongs to St. Joseph, with 57.
What stands out about Huggins Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Huggins Township
Nobody born in Huggins Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.






Jesse N. Funk
1888–1933United States Army Medal of Honor recipient

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Huggins 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 (7)
- Phil S. Gibson: California State Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Claude Thomas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Homer Summa: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse N. Funk: See below, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Spainhower: State of Missouri, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Avery Kier: United States Marine Corps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John S. Murray: Vibert Jeffers .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);bo…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons