
Born near Josephville: 29 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Josh Sargent, was born in O'Fallon, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Reinhold Niebuhr, with articles in 47 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Josephville. O'Fallon’s list, next door, has 12 names, Josh Sargent first among them.
What stands out about Josephville’s famous people
Famous people born near Josephville
The 29 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Manley Ottmer Hudson
1886–1960Lawyer for public international law

Danielle Nierenberg
born 1978American activist, author, and journalist



Jeanne Shaheen
born 1947United States Senator from New Hampshire






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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, O'Fallon lists the most people: 12.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Josephville 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 (13)
- Reinhold Niebuhr: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeanne Shaheen: U.S. Senate Photographic Studio, John Klemmer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Sargent: حسین ظهروند, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Davis: wjarrettc, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- DeAnna Price: jenaragon94, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Harrellson: Acdixon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Buehrle: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Kunin: Lorie Shaull, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Voit: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jincy Roese: John Mac, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Henry Norton: A. J. D. Stewart, author. Legal Publishing Company (St. Louis, MO), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilson McCoy: Bandar 20, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manley Ottmer Hudson: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
