Joseph L. Epps
1870–1952United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Famous people · Prairie Home
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Prairie Home
Closest of all is Joseph L. Epps, from Jamestown, 7 mi away. The best known of them is Norbert Wiener, with articles in 74 languages. No famous person’s birth in Prairie Home is on record yet. The longest list in Missouri is St. Joseph’s, with 57 names.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Norbert Wiener
Best known
Norbert Wiener
in 74 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Prairie Home’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Prairie Home
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Gene Clark
1941–1991American singer-songwriter, musician, recording artist
Norbert Wiener
1894–1964American mathematician, scientist in cybernetics and artificial intelligence
Carlos PenaVega
born 1989American film and TV actor, singer-songwriter, dancer and television show host
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Prairie Home 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)
- Norbert Wiener: Konrad Jacobs, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- David Koechner: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlos PenaVega: Paparazzo Presents, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene Clark: KRLA Beat Publications-page 10 (PDF file), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Benedict: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Smith: Sequoia Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Dee: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons