Born near Mosby: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Donald Judd, born in Excelsior Springs, 4 mi away, is the closest. Of the towns next door, Excelsior Springs lists the most: 8, with Donald Judd first. No famous person on record lists Mosby as their birthplace yet. In Missouri, 389 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Mosby’s famous people
Famous people born near Mosby
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




Charles E. Peterson
1889–1959American football and basketball coach and college dean





Gatewood Lincoln
1875–1957Naval officer and Governor of American Samoa


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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Excelsior Springs counts 8 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mosby 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)
- Brenda Joyce: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig Stevens: Doherty, Clifford, Strauss and Shenfield-public relations, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Saxon: Adweek, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Thomas Coleman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Boyer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shea Groom: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gatewood Lincoln: The Kansas City Star, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Clayton Dennie: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jayce Tingler: Ryan Casey Aguinaldo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gregg Williams: Tulane Public Relations, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hilary A. Bush: State of Missouri, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons