Famous people · Knox City
Born near Knox City: 25 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, George Turner, was born in Edina, 9 mi away. The best known of them is George Saling, with articles in 22 languages. The list for Knox City is empty for now. In Missouri, 406 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
23 mi
George Saling
Best known
George Saling
in 22 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Knox City’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Knox City
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Bill Russell
1905–1992American music historian and modernist composer
James Ellsworth Noland
1920–1992United States federal judge
George Moore
1878–1962Missouri attorney and United States federal judge
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Knox City 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 (12)
- Robert Earl Hughes: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ella Ewing: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Turner: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Smith W. Brookhart: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Theophilus Finck: Henry Theophilus Finck, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Robert Murdock: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lester Dent: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William H. Wheat: U.S. Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- E. Richard Webber: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Mark Scearce: Jmarkscearce, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Ellsworth Noland: Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Tilghman Lloyd: Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons