Famous people · La Belle
Born near La Belle: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is John Robert Murdock, from Lewistown, 6 mi away. The best known of them is Robert Pearce, with articles in 16 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from La Belle yet. In Missouri, 391 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
19 mi
Robert Pearce
Best known
Robert Pearce
in 16 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about La Belle’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near La Belle
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Bill Russell
1905–1992American music historian and modernist composer
George Moore
1878–1962Missouri attorney and United States federal judge
Lester Hammond, Jr.
1931–1952United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is La Belle 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 (7)
- 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
- William H. Wheat: U.S. Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons