22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lake Lafayette
The best known of them is Kimberly Wyatt, with articles in 34 languages. Bob Clemens, born in Odessa, 3 mi away, is the closest. So far, no famous person on record was born in Lake Lafayette. Across Missouri, 407 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Lake Lafayette’s famous people
Famous people born near Lake Lafayette
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
William J. Cason
1924–2017American politician in Missouri
Carl W. Stalling
1891–1972American composer, voice actor, and arranger




Kimberly Wyatt
born 1982American dancer and choreographer


Sidney Toler
1874–1947American actor, playwright and theatre director

Errett Lobban Cord
1894–1974Founder of the Cord Corporation
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lake Lafayette 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)
- Kimberly Wyatt: Joel Telling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Fallin: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sidney Toler: The Theatre Magazine Company, no photographer credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Errett Lobban Cord: Time Inc, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ike Skelton: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas B. Catron: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank L. Houx: . The original uploader was Lost Fugitive at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons