Famous people · Madison Township
Born near Madison Township: 12 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Leith Stevens, was born in Mount Moriah, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Calamity Jane, with articles in 39 languages. No famous person on record lists Madison Township as their birthplace yet. St. Joseph’s 57 names make the longest list in Missouri.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Calamity Jane
Best known
Calamity Jane
in 39 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Madison Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Madison Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Minnetta Theodora Taylor
1860–1911American author, poet, polyglot, clubwoman, and suffragist
Duck Dowell
1912–2003American basketball and football player and coach, college athletics administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Madison 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 (9)
- Calamity Jane: H. R. Locke, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur M. Hyde: Bain News Service, publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leith Stevens: David Bransby, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mervin Joe Kelly: Internet Archive Book Images, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Enoch Herbert Crowder: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Emerson Bailey: Charles U. Becker, Missouri Secretary of State, author and publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Duck Dowell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Booth: Karen Green, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Minnetta Theodora Taylor: Photographer not named., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons