Famous people · Meta
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Meta
Closest of all is Bill Humphrey, from Vienna, 14 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Meta is on record yet. The best known of them is Jack Kilby, with articles in 79 languages. St. Joseph has the most of any town in Missouri: 57.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
18 mi
Jack Kilby
Best known
Jack Kilby
in 79 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Meta’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Meta
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Cedric the Entertainer
born 1964American actor and comedian
Chester Himes
1909–1984Fiction writer from the U.S. state of Missouri
Lucas Kunce
born 1982Marine veteran and U.S. Senate candidate
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Meta 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)
- Jack Kilby: James R. Biard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cedric the Entertainer: Alexander Vaughn, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christian Cantwell: Chell Hill, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maya Moore: Joe Bielawa, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Himes: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Golden: Los Angeles Dodgers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Omer Rains: Omer L. Rains, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucas Kunce: Nicole Sandler, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Morrie Martin: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons