Famous people · Mokane
Born near Mokane: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Jack Kilby is the most widely known, written about in 79 languages. Closest of all is Harold Borrow, from New Bloomfield, 12 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Mokane is on record yet. Across Missouri, the lists cover 392 towns.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
18 mi
Jack Kilby
Best known
Jack Kilby
in 79 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Mokane’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Mokane
Nobody born in Mokane is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Nick Cave
born 1959African-American fabric sculptor, dancer, and performance artist
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 Mokane 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 (11)
- 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
- Helen Stephens: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maya Moore: Joe Bielawa, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Himes: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William F. Baker: SOM, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dixie Kid: Magnus Cigarettes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Cave: Bowmanga1278, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Morris Boyd: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucas Kunce: Nicole Sandler, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons