Famous people · Mound Township
Born near Mound Township: 13 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Howard Maple, was born in Adrian, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Robert A. Heinlein, with articles in 101 languages. No famous person on record lists Mound Township as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Missouri belongs to St. Joseph, with 57.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Robert A. Heinlein
Best known
Robert A. Heinlein
in 101 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Mound Township’s famous people
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Famous people born near Mound Township
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Robert A. Heinlein
1907–1988American author and aeronautical engineer
Charles B. Gentry
1884–1955Acting President of the University of Connecticut (1928–1929, 1935)
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mound 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 (8)
- Robert A. Heinlein: Photographer unknown, published by Doubleday, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vicky Hartzler: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles O'Rear: Andrew (bunnie) Huang, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wesley Bolin: Office of Governor Wesley Bolin (Phoenix, AZ)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George H. Christopher: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Farr: Lunchbox LP, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn Wright: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kit Clardy: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons