
Born near Plevna: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Henry Theophilus Finck, from Bethel, 8 mi away. Geraldine Page is the most widely known, written about in 58 languages. 443 of the towns in Missouri list at least one person. No famous person on record lists Plevna as their birthplace yet.
What stands out about Plevna’s famous people
Famous people born near Plevna
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Willard Robison
1894–1968American vocalist, pianist, and composer of popular songs





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Plevna 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)
- Geraldine Page: Schatt, Roy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Earl Hughes: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James P. Kem: McKenner, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Turner: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rhonda Vincent: Forrest L. Smith, III, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Theophilus Finck: Henry Theophilus Finck, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rusty Draper: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Robert Murdock: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons