11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Jennings
Tyron Woodley, born in Ferguson, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Jenifer Lewis, with articles in 30 languages. Across the town line, St. Louis lists 22, T. S. Eliot first. No famous person’s birth in Jennings is on record yet.
What stands out about Jennings’ famous people
Famous people born near Jennings
The 11 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Nick Schroer
American politician serving in the Missouri House of Representatives



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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in St. Louis: 22.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jennings 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)
- Jenifer Lewis: greginhollywood (Greg Hernandez), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raychel Proudie: State of Missouri, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Schroer: MissouriMadeGOP, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Knowles III: https://www.flickr.com/photos/komunews/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marianne Markowitz: Small Business Administration, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- T. S. Eliot: Thomas Stearns Eliot with his sister and his cousin by Lady Ottoline Morrell.jpg: Lady Ottoline Morrell (1873–1938) derivative work: Octave.H, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
