
7 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lake Viking
The nearest, Conrad Burns, was born in Gallatin, 6 mi away. Martha Scott is the most widely known, written about in 39 languages. No famous person’s birth in Lake Viking is on record yet. In all of Missouri, the famous people on record come from 403 towns.
What stands out about Lake Viking’s famous people
Famous people born near Lake Viking
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lake Viking 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)
- Martha Scott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Conrad Burns: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wild Bill Elliott: Columbia Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Monroe Dockery: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Buzz Barton: Film Booking Offices of America, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons