Famous people · Jasper
Born near Jasper: 19 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Cloyd Boyer, was born in Alba, 9 mi away. The best known of them is Harlow Shapley, with articles in 53 languages. No entry yet names Jasper as a birthplace. In all of Missouri, the famous people on record come from 405 towns.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Harlow Shapley
Best known
Harlow Shapley
in 53 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Jasper’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Jasper
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Walter Stemmons
1884–1954Editor and historian of the University of Connecticut
Cheryl Najafi
Emerging multi-media leader in the lifestyle industry, curator of resources for women and an author
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jasper 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 (11)
- Harlow Shapley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Janet L. Kavandi: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Preston Lacy: Thomas Love Leigh-on-Sea, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Hubbell: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Celia Kaye: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Newell: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank D. Williams: Character Pictures Corporation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blaine Durbin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cloyd Boyer: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Alton Jones: Petroleum Administration for War, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Stemmons: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons