Famous people · Northwoods
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Northwoods
Closest of all is Cindy Ostmann, from Wellston, 2 mi away. The best known of them is Jenifer Lewis, with articles in 30 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Northwoods. St. Joseph has the most of any town in Missouri: 57.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
3 mi
Jenifer Lewis
Best known
Jenifer Lewis
in 30 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Northwoods’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Northwoods
Nobody born in Northwoods is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Nick Schroer
American politician serving in the Missouri House of Representatives
Bob Gale
born 1951American screenwriter, producer and film director
Mike Shanahan
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Northwoods 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 (5)
- Jenifer Lewis: greginhollywood (Greg Hernandez), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Gale: Johnmaxmena2, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Froman: NBC Radio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maria Chappelle-Nadal: KOMUnews, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Schroer: MissouriMadeGOP, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons