Famous people · Olympian Village
31 famous people were born within 35 miles of Olympian Village
Jay Nixon, born in De Soto, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Bill Bradley, with articles in 32 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Olympian Village. The longest list in Missouri is St. Joseph’s, with 57 names.
Born nearby
31
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Bill Bradley
Best known
Bill Bradley
in 32 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Olympian Village’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Olympian Village
They were born in 13 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Thomas Clement Fletcher
1827–1899American politician (1827–1899); Governor of Missouri from 1865 to 1869
Tony Stevens
1948–2011American choreographer, director, dancer
Patrick Williams
1939–2018American composer, arranger, and conductor who works in many genres of music, and in film and television
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Olympian Village 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 (17)
- Bill Bradley: Jay Godwin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Nixon: Bernard Pollack, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Williams: Sourjack89, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Santschi: Jack Freulich, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlisle Trost: DAVE WILSON, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel McRoberts: United States Senate Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Clement Fletcher: Missouri Life Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry C. Hansbrough: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy M. Bryan: CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leora Spellman: Locke-Clute Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Rippelmeyer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan McKenna: Illinois2011 (Tyler Warren), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Drew Forbes: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret B. Kelly: Missouri Secretary of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rod Jetton: Rod Jetton, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Tiefenauer: St. Louis Cardinals, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony F. Schneider: USN, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons