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Famous people · Nelson

No one born in Nelson has made the famous people list yet

Across Missouri, the lists cover 390 towns. The longest list in Missouri is St. Joseph’s, with 57 names. After St. Joseph, the next longest list in Missouri is Columbia’s, with 51.

Who’s listed here

Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Nelson), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Nelson has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.

Back to Nelson

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Nelson and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.