Born near Lake Ozark: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Alex White, from Tuscumbia, 10 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Lake Ozark. The best known of them is Ruth Royce, with articles in 8 languages. Famous people are on record for 403 of the towns in Missouri.
What stands out about Lake Ozark’s famous people
Famous people born near Lake Ozark
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Bill Laurie
born 1952American businessman, basketball player and coach

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lake Ozark 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 (5)
- Sidney C. Roach: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Morgan M. Moulder: U.S. Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John William Palmer: "Sedalia Democrat" newspaper (Sedalia, MO)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Golden: Los Angeles Dodgers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Omer Rains: Omer L. Rains, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons