Famous people · Murphy
Born near Murphy: 20 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Marianne Moore, with articles in 46 languages. The nearest list is next door in Fenton: 4 names, starting with Ken Schrader. Michael Chandler, born in High Ridge, 3 mi away, is the closest. So far, no famous person on record was born in Murphy.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Marianne Moore
Best known
Marianne Moore
in 46 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Murphy’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Murphy
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Josephine Johnson
1910–1990American novelist, nature writer, poet
Mildred Esther Mathias
1906–1995American botanist, horticulturalist, botanical collector and university teacher
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Close by, the fullest list is Fenton’s, at 4 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Murphy 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 (13)
- Marianne Moore: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Slayyyter: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Talent: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Chandler: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Sutherland: Original uploader was en:User:Mphamilton at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blaine Gabbert: Tiscionem510, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Schrader: TaurusEmerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Buechner: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank J. Grass: Chief, National Guard Bureau, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Wallace: Nascar fan mx, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hank Arft: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyle Bouck: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony DeHart: Johnmaxmena2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons