Famous people · Monroe Township
Born near Monroe Township: 11 famous people within 35 miles
James Kirkpatrick, born in Braymer, 7 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Paul Carpenter Standley, with articles in 17 languages. Across Missouri, 425 towns list someone born there. No famous person on record lists Monroe Township as their birthplace yet.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Paul Carpenter Standley
Best known
Paul Carpenter Standley
in 17 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Monroe Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Monroe Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Bower Slack Broaddus
1888–1949United States federal judge
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Monroe Township 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 (5)
- Courtney W. Campbell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Litton: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Francis Uncles: United States Military Academy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bower Slack Broaddus: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Kirkpatrick: State of Missouri, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons