Born near Pilot Knob: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Chris Carr, from Ironton, 2 mi away. The best known of them is Patrick Williams, with articles in 14 languages. Ironton, which borders it, has 3 on its list, the best known Chris Carr. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Pilot Knob.
What stands out about Pilot Knob’s famous people
Famous people born near Pilot Knob
Nobody born in Pilot Knob is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.




Darrell S. Cole
1920–1945United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient



Patrick Williams
1939–2018American composer, arranger, and conductor who works in many genres of music, and in film and television
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 1 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pilot Knob 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 (7)
- Patrick Williams: Sourjack89, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles E. Sebastian: [n.d.], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Conway Ivy: OMGUS Military Tribunal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan E. Cravens: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas W. Benoist: unattributed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Darrell S. Cole: United States Marine Corps photo, also available from the Naval Historical Center as Photo # NH 103801, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marshall Arnold: "St. Louis Daily Globe-Democrat" (St. Louis, MO)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons