25 famous people were born within 35 miles of Jane
Closest of all is Kim Hendren, from Gravette, 8 mi away. Asa Hutchinson is the most widely known, written about in 30 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Jane. In all of Missouri, the famous people on record come from 389 towns.
What stands out about Jane’s famous people
Famous people born near Jane
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Richard Corben
1940–2020American illustrator and comic book artist

Asa Hutchinson
born 1950Governor of Arkansas from 2015 to 2023






Darwin Deason
1940–2025Business; Founder of Affiliated Computer Systems



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jane 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 (10)
- Asa Hutchinson: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Cornett: LosCriticologos, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Hutchinson: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Loy W. Henderson: Harry S. Truman Library & Museum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hunter Wood: Erik Drost on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Verla C. Insko: NC House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh A. Dinsmore: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rod Smith: Florida State Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Austin: Miguel Solari, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bart Hester: uacescomm, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons