
28 famous people were born within 35 miles of Mineral Point
Don Choate, born in Potosi, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Bill Bradley, with articles in 32 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Mineral Point. Famous people are on record for 402 of the towns in Missouri.
What stands out about Mineral Point’s famous people
Famous people born near Mineral Point
Nobody born in Mineral Point is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.




Patrick Williams
1939–2018American composer, arranger, and conductor who works in many genres of music, and in film and television


Darrell S. Cole
1920–1945United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient









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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mineral Point 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 (15)
- Bill Bradley: Jay Godwin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Nixon: Bernard Pollack, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Williams: Sourjack89, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Santschi: Jack Freulich, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles E. Sebastian: [n.d.], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Conway Ivy: OMGUS Military Tribunal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas W. Benoist: unattributed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Darrell S. Cole: United States Marine Corps photo, also available from the Naval Historical Center as Photo # NH 103801, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Tesreau: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leora Spellman: Locke-Clute Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marshall Arnold: "St. Louis Daily Globe-Democrat" (St. Louis, MO)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Choate: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Firmin V. Desloge: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret B. Kelly: Missouri Secretary of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rod Jetton: Rod Jetton, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons