Famous people · Marion Township
23 famous people were born within 35 miles of Marion Township
Calamity Jane, born in Princeton, 9 mi away, is the closest. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Marion Township. 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.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
9 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 23 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Minnetta Theodora Taylor
1860–1911American author, poet, polyglot, clubwoman, and suffragist
Wilmatte Porter Cockerell
1870–1957American entomologist, botanist, scientific collector and teacher
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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 (13)
- Calamity Jane: H. R. Locke, 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
- John Clinton Porter: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- F. McGrew Willis: Christie Film Company / Producers Distributing Corporation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Emerson Bailey: Charles U. Becker, Missouri Secretary of State, author and publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Leon Dawson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pierre Bernard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Booth: Karen Green, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- H. M. S. Richards: Larry Sharkey, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Minnetta Theodora Taylor: Photographer not named., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons