Famous people · Old Appleton
Born near Old Appleton: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Velmer A. Fassel, born in Frohna, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Rush Limbaugh, with articles in 47 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Old Appleton. Across Missouri, 389 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
21 mi
Rush Limbaugh
Best known
Rush Limbaugh
in 47 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Old Appleton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Old Appleton
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Bill Schindler
1896–1979Major League Baseball catcher who played for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1920
Fred Henry McGuire
1890–1958United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
Terry Jones
born 1951American anti-Islamic right wing activist and the pastor of Dove World Outreach Center
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Old Appleton 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)
- Rush Limbaugh: The White House from Washington, DC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Linda M. Godwin: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Thomas: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Jones: Mark Taylor, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chic Hecht: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Friedrich: Luigi Novi, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Spinner: Jan Slob, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Janson: Jules on the Road, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons