Famous people · Jefferson Township
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Jefferson Township
The nearest, Conrad Burns, was born in Gallatin, 10 mi away. The list for Jefferson Township is empty for now. 389 towns across Missouri can name a famous person born there. The longest list of any town in Missouri belongs to St. Joseph, with 57.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Conrad Burns
Best known
Conrad Burns
in 21 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Jefferson Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Jefferson Township
Nobody born in Jefferson Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
William Thornton Kemper, Sr.
1866–1938American banker and politician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jefferson 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 (8)
- Conrad Burns: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wild Bill Elliott: Columbia Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- DeWitt Clarke Jennings: film screenshot (Allied Pictures Corporation), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph I. France: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Monroe Dockery: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Buzz Barton: Film Booking Offices of America, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James T. Blair, Jr.: James T. Blair, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Thornton Kemper, Sr.: JonathanKemper, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons