13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Renick
The nearest, Brent Briscoe, was born in Moberly, 5 mi away. Norbert Wiener is the most widely known, written about in 74 languages. In Missouri, 390 towns have someone on the list. No famous person’s birth in Renick is on record yet.
What stands out about Renick’s famous people
Famous people born near Renick
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
John Bailey
1942–2023American cinematographer and film director


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



Maxwell D. Taylor
1901–1987American military officer and diplomat
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Renick 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 (6)
- Norbert Wiener: Konrad Jacobs, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Maxwell D. Taylor: Defense Technical Information Center[1], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlos PenaVega: Paparazzo Presents, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stan Kroenke: Fox Sports, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Smith: Sequoia Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George W. P. Hunt: George Grantham Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons