
Born near Novinger: 14 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Geraldine Page, was born in Kirksville, 7 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Novinger yet. 391 towns in Missouri have at least one famous person on record. St. Joseph has the most of any town in Missouri: 57.
What stands out about Novinger’s famous people
Famous people born near Novinger
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.





Farrell Dobbs
1907–1983American labour organizer, left-wing politician, historian

Glenn Frank
1887–1940Journalist and president of University of Wisconsin–Madison


William H. Boner
born 1863Washington state politician and businessman
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Novinger 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)
- Geraldine Page: Schatt, Roy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Farrell Dobbs: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rhonda Vincent: Forrest L. Smith, III, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rupert Hughes: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rusty Draper: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lester Dent: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Brady: Billie Shaddix, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn Frank: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons