Duck Dowell
1912–2003American basketball and football player and coach, college athletics administrator
Famous people · Lincoln Township
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lincoln Township
The nearest, Duck Dowell, was born in Gilman City, 4 mi away. Conrad Burns is the most widely known, written about in 21 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Lincoln Township. 412 of the towns in Missouri list at least one person.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Conrad Burns
Best known
Conrad Burns
in 21 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lincoln Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lincoln Township
Nobody born in Lincoln Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
William Thornton Kemper, Sr.
1866–1938American banker and politician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lincoln 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)
- Conrad Burns: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wild Bill Elliott: Columbia Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Ovey: George Ovey, 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
- Enoch Herbert Crowder: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Duck Dowell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Thornton Kemper, Sr.: JonathanKemper, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons