Famous people · Moss Creek Township
30 famous people were born within 35 miles of Moss Creek Township
Erle C. Kenton, born in Norborne, 5 mi away, is the closest. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Moss Creek Township. The longest list of any town in Missouri belongs to St. Joseph, with 57. After St. Joseph, the next longest list in Missouri is Columbia’s, with 51.
Born nearby
30
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Erle C. Kenton
Best known
Erle C. Kenton
in 20 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Moss Creek Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Moss Creek Township
The 30 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
James Boyce
1922–1990American businessman and Republican politician
Frank E. Wade
1873–1930American football player and coach, lawyer, piano manufacturer
Carl W. Stalling
1891–1972American composer, voice actor, and arranger
Barbara Sinatra
1927–2017American model, showgirl, and socialite; wife of Zeppo Marx and Frank Sinatra
William J. Cason
1924–2017American politician in Missouri
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Moss Creek 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 (15)
- Erle C. Kenton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Sinatra: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ike Skelton: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Creel: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry von Meter: Continental Pictures / Independent Sales Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pauline Gracia Beery Mack: Underwood & Underwood / Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas B. Catron: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank L. Houx: . The original uploader was Lost Fugitive at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rose Emmet Young: Leslie Woman Suffrage Commission, 1918, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Simpson: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amanda Petronella Austin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph F. Lozier: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William S. Morris: Missouri Secretary of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Max Lane: Michael Wilson on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel McRoberts: "Trust Companies" magazine. Trust Companies Publishing Association (New York, NY), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons