Mel Carnahan
1934–2000Governor of Missouri, 2000 U.S. senator-elect
Famous people · Mountain View
Born near Mountain View: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Mel Carnahan, from Birch Tree, 12 mi away. The best known of them is Dick Van Dyke, with articles in 51 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Mountain View. In all of Missouri, the famous people on record come from 391 towns.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
20 mi
Dick Van Dyke
Best known
Dick Van Dyke
in 51 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Mountain View
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mountain View 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 (10)
- Dick Van Dyke: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Porter Wagoner: Moeller Talent, Inc. Nashville (management), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mel Carnahan: Child Welfare Information Gateway, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jan Howard: ChrisTofu11961, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Daugherty: flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wendell Bailey: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Orland K. Armstrong: "Anniston Star" newspaper (Anniston, AL)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Claude Ferguson: Solowalk, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred House: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Faurot: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons