Born near Middle Grove: 17 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Brent Briscoe, was born in Moberly, 9 mi away. The best known of them is Tyronn Lue, with articles in 24 languages. No famous person’s birth in Middle Grove is on record yet. 443 towns in Missouri have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Middle Grove’s famous people
Famous people born near Middle Grove
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
John Bailey
1942–2023American cinematographer and film director

Willard Robison
1894–1968American vocalist, pianist, and composer of popular songs






Uriel Sebree
1848–19222nd Governor of American Samoa, US Navy Rear Admiral
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Middle Grove 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 (7)
- Tyronn Lue: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George W. P. Hunt: George Grantham Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James P. Kem: McKenner, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank P. Briggs: State Historical Society of Missouri, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Xenophon P. Wilfley: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Smith Pritchett: Bain News Service, publisher; Original uploader was Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Uriel Sebree: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons