Famous people · Miner
26 famous people were born within 35 miles of Miner
Of the towns next door, Sikeston lists the most: 19, with Jacqueline Scott first. Jacqueline Scott, born in Sikeston, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Kenny Rollins, with articles in 20 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Miner.
Born nearby
26
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Kenny Rollins
Best known
Kenny Rollins
in 20 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Miner’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Miner
Nobody born in Miner is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Neal E. Boyd
1975–2018American opera singer, winner of Season 3 of America's Got Talent
Charles Breckenridge Faris
1864–1938United States federal judge
Dan Smoot
1913–2003FBI agent; conservative political activist
Eddie Lee Jackson
1949–2020Member of the Illinois House of Representatives, 114th District
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Famous people from the towns next door
Sikeston leads the towns around it, with 19 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Miner 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 (12)
- Kenny Rollins: Acdixon, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caroline Smith: Chicago Tribune, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rex Ingram: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacqueline Scott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Neal E. Boyd: Adjacent101, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenny Hulshof: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Hayes: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyrone Nesby: sconosciuto, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blake DeWitt: MissChatter on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles A. Crow: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Breckenridge Faris: Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Darlene Clark Hine: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons