Famous people · Pomona
Born near Pomona: 24 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Dick Van Dyke, was born in West Plains, 9 mi away. In Missouri, 434 towns have someone on the list. The list for Pomona is empty for now. The longest list in Missouri is St. Joseph’s, with 57 names.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Dick Van Dyke
Best known
Dick Van Dyke
in 51 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Pomona’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Pomona
The 24 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Mel Carnahan
1934–2000Governor of Missouri, 2000 U.S. senator-elect
Hannah Kelly
born 1988Politician in the Missouri House of Representatives
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pomona 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 (11)
- Dick Van Dyke: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Porter Wagoner: Moeller Talent, Inc. Nashville (management), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mel Carnahan: Child Welfare Information Gateway, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jan Howard: ChrisTofu11961, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Daugherty: flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wendell Bailey: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Orland K. Armstrong: "Anniston Star" newspaper (Anniston, AL)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Claude Ferguson: Solowalk, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred House: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Faurot: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- O. A. Cargill: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons