Famous people · Marlborough
Born near Marlborough: 23 famous people within 35 miles
John Goodman, born in Affton, 1 mi away, is the closest. Next door, Webster Groves lists 19, led by Matt Bomer. Famous people are on record for 385 of the towns in Missouri. So far, no famous person on record was born in Marlborough.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
1 mi
John Goodman
Best known
John Goodman
in 99 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Marlborough’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Marlborough
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Gordon Jenkins
1910–1984American arranger, composer, and pianist who was influential in popular music in the 1940s and 1950s
Mildred Esther Mathias
1906–1995American botanist, horticulturalist, botanical collector and university teacher
Josephine Johnson
1910–1990American novelist, nature writer, poet
Samuel Pearson Goddard Jr.
1919–2006Governor of Arizona, 1965-1967
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Webster Groves has the most on record: 19.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Marlborough 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 (6)
- Matt Bomer: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marianne Moore: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Franciscus: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Slayyyter: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Talent: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Pearson Goddard Jr.: Markow Photography (Phoenix, AZ)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons