Famous people · Raymore
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Raymore
The nearest, Ben Hardaway, was born in Belton, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Pat Metheny, with articles in 40 languages. Next door, the list for Kansas City holds 36, Ed Asner first. No famous person’s birth in Raymore is on record yet.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Pat Metheny
Best known
Pat Metheny
in 40 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Raymore’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Raymore
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Darren Lynn Bouseman
born 1979American film director and screenwriter
Michael Almereyda
born 1959American film director and screenwriter
Garrett Price
1896–1979American cartoonist and book illustrator
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Kansas City has the most on record: 36.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Raymore 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 (10)
- Pat Metheny: badosa, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Besler: Frenchieinportland, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Lancaster: Moosemcghee at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joyce DiDonato: A MA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Darren Lynn Bouseman: CyberGhostface, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alec Burks: GoIowaState.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Angelica Bridges: Photo by Glenn Francis, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Asner: Terry Ballard, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Hern: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brutus Hamilton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons