Famous people · Leroy Township
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Leroy Township
The nearest, Bob Harmon, was born in Liberal, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Harlow Shapley, with articles in 53 languages. No famous person’s birth in Leroy Township is on record yet. Across Missouri, the lists cover 389 towns.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Harlow Shapley
Best known
Harlow Shapley
in 53 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Leroy Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Leroy Township
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Andy Pilney
1913–1996American football player and coach, baseball player
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Leroy Township 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 (8)
- Harlow Shapley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank D. Williams: Character Pictures Corporation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Orr: Unidentified (Michiganensian is the University of Michigan yearbook published by University of Michigan), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Skubitz: Patricia DuBose Duncan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Harmon: 1911 Gold Borders (Broadleaf), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Deacon Jones: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Gordon Theis: United States Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amanda Davied: GorillaEditor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons