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Famous people · Jackson Township

Born near Jackson Township: 14 famous people within 35 miles

Closest of all is Dorothy Workman, from King City, 3 mi away. Edward Harrison Taylor is the most widely known, written about in 14 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Jackson Township. The Missouri lists hold names for 390 towns.

#3 best knownJames T. Blair, Jr.Politics & Law · 1902–1962
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Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Edward Harrison Taylor
Best known
Edward Harrison Taylor
in 14 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Jackson Township’s famous people

★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Jackson Township

The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miKing City · 3Albany · 3Stanberry · 2Maysville · 2Gentry · 2Clyde · 1Jackson Township
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jackson 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 (6)
  • James T. Blair, Jr.: James T. Blair, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Claude Thomas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Homer Summa: National Photo Company Collection, 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