
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Liberty Township
Carl Edward Bailey, born in Bernie, 4 mi away, is the closest. Not one famous person on record comes from Liberty Township yet. The longest list of any town in Missouri belongs to St. Joseph, with 57. After St. Joseph, the next longest list in Missouri is Columbia’s, with 51.
What stands out about Liberty Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Liberty Township
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.





George K. Sisler
1937–1967United States Army Medal of Honor recipient



Eddie Lee Jackson
1949–2020Member of the Illinois House of Representatives, 114th District
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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 (8)
- Carl Edward Bailey: Brandonrush, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew J. Hinshaw: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Ann Nalley: Douglas A. Lockard, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Green: Rick Snyder, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Max West: Play Ball cards, published by Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hub Pruett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Lee: Chrisjnelson at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George K. Sisler: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons