12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Riverview
The nearest, Tyron Woodley, was born in Ferguson, 5 mi away. Jenifer Lewis is the most widely known, written about in 30 languages. Of the towns next door, St. Louis lists the most: 22, with T. S. Eliot first. Across Missouri, the lists cover 387 towns.
What stands out about Riverview’s famous people
Famous people born near Riverview
Nobody born in Riverview is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.





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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, St. Louis has the most on record, with 22.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Riverview 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)
- Jenifer Lewis: greginhollywood (Greg Hernandez), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Phillip: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Trittschuh: John Mena, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Tyler Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Goodpaster: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- T. S. Eliot: Thomas Stearns Eliot with his sister and his cousin by Lady Ottoline Morrell.jpg: Lady Ottoline Morrell (1873–1938) derivative work: Octave.H, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
