Born near Kimmswick: 27 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Nikki Ziegelmeyer, from Imperial, 1 mi away. No entry yet names Kimmswick as a birthplace. John Goodman is the most widely known, written about in 99 languages. Famous people are on record for 388 of the towns in Missouri.
What stands out about Kimmswick’s famous people
Famous people born near Kimmswick
The 27 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.





Thomas Clement Fletcher
1827–1899American politician (1827–1899); Governor of Missouri from 1865 to 1869





Mildred Esther Mathias
1906–1995American botanist, horticulturalist, botanical collector and university teacher



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kimmswick 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)
- Bill Bradley: Jay Godwin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Chandler: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Santschi: Jack Freulich, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlisle Trost: DAVE WILSON, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Schrader: TaurusEmerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel McRoberts: United States Senate Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Clement Fletcher: Missouri Life Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank J. Grass: Chief, National Guard Bureau, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aedan Stanley: Hayden Schiff from Cincinnati, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy M. Bryan: CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Wallace: Nascar fan mx, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Rippelmeyer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan McKenna: Illinois2011 (Tyler Warren), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons