
23 famous people were born within 35 miles of Moscow Mills
The best known of them is Reinhold Niebuhr, with articles in 47 languages. Richard Henry Norton, born in Troy, 3 mi away, is the closest. Not one famous person on record comes from Moscow Mills yet. Across Missouri, the lists cover 418 towns.
What stands out about Moscow Mills’ famous people
Famous people born near Moscow Mills
The 23 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




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1892–1966


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Moscow Mills 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 (7)
- Reinhold Niebuhr: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Sargent: حسین ظهروند, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur W. Hummel: Dixon, Royden, photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence Andrew Cannon: Irving Resnikoff, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jincy Roese: John Mac, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Henry Norton: A. J. D. Stewart, author. Legal Publishing Company (St. Louis, MO), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilson McCoy: Bandar 20, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons