
Born near Parkdale: 22 famous people within 35 miles
Michael Chandler, born in High Ridge, 1 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Marianne Moore, with articles in 46 languages. Of the bordering towns, High Ridge has the longest list: 2, with Michael Chandler at the top. The list for Parkdale is empty for now.
What stands out about Parkdale’s famous people
Famous people born near Parkdale
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.









Josephine Johnson
1910–1990American novelist, nature writer, poet
Mildred Esther Mathias
1906–1995American botanist, horticulturalist, botanical collector and university teacher




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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is High Ridge’s, at 2 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Parkdale 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 (13)
- Marianne Moore: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Slayyyter: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Talent: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Chandler: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Sutherland: Original uploader was en:User:Mphamilton at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blaine Gabbert: Tiscionem510, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Schrader: TaurusEmerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Voit: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Buechner: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank J. Grass: Chief, National Guard Bureau, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Wallace: Nascar fan mx, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hank Arft: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyle Bouck: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
