Famous people · Platte Woods
8 famous people were born within 35 miles of Platte Woods
The nearest, Ed Asner, was born in Kansas City, 9 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Platte Woods yet. 402 towns across Missouri can name a famous person born there. The longest list in Missouri is St. Joseph’s, with 57 names.
Born nearby
8
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Ed Asner
Best known
Ed Asner
in 80 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Platte Woods
They were born in 2 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Platte Woods 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)
- Ed Asner: Terry Ballard, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Harlow: studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Altman: Associate Press Newsfeatures (see first upload of this image), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dianne Wiest: MC1 Chad J. McNeeley, U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Janelle Monáe: Myles Kalus Anak Jihem, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dee Wallace: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Greene: Jimmy Harris (Blog), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons