
22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Liberty Township
The best known of them is Simon Estes, with articles in 11 languages. The nearest, Clare Magee, was born in Livonia, 6 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Liberty Township yet. St. Joseph has the most of any town in Missouri: 57.
What stands out about Liberty Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Liberty Township
Nobody born in Liberty Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.









Edna May Spooner
1873–1953American actress and playwright




Farrell Dobbs
1907–1983American labour organizer, left-wing politician, historian

Glenn Frank
1887–1940Journalist and president of University of Wisconsin–Madison
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Liberty 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 (14)
- Simon Estes: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Farrell Dobbs: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rupert Hughes: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Claude Payton: Jesse D. Hampton Productions / Pathé Exchange, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don C. Edwards: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry J. Middleton: Photo credit: Frank Wolfe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn Frank: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clare Magee: University of Missouri (Columbia, MO)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Claude R. Porter: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edna May Spooner: No photographer credited., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Manuel Bromberg: Charles Eisenman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Jackson: {{{1}}}, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Isabel Richey: Isabel Richey, Geo. F. Lasher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hi Simmons: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons