Famous people · Marion Township
Born near Marion Township: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Bryce Walton, born in Blythedale, 3 mi away, is the closest. Over the border in Blythedale, one name is on record: Bryce Walton. The best known of them is Calamity Jane, with articles in 39 languages. No famous person on record lists Marion Township as their birthplace yet.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
18 mi
Calamity Jane
Best known
Calamity Jane
in 39 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Marion Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Marion Township
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Beulah Poynter
1883–1960American actor, writer and playwright
W. Wallace Smith
1900–1989Prophet-President of Community of Christ
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The best known from each town bordering Marion Township.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Marion 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)
- Calamity Jane: H. R. Locke, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Buckles: Gates-Buckles.jpg: Cherie A. Thurlby. soldiersmediacenter derivative work: ←fetchcomms, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur M. Hyde: Bain News Service, publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John McConnell: Charles Michael Murray, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leith Stevens: David Bransby, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mervin Joe Kelly: Internet Archive Book Images, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Beulah Poynter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Emerson Bailey: Charles U. Becker, Missouri Secretary of State, author and publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons