Famous people · Salem Township
7 famous people were born within 35 miles of Salem Township
The best known of them is Conrad Burns, with articles in 21 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Salem Township. Wild Bill Elliott, born in Pattonsburg, 4 mi away, is the closest. Across Missouri, 403 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
7
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Conrad Burns
Best known
Conrad Burns
in 21 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Salem Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Salem Township
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Duck Dowell
1912–2003American basketball and football player and coach, college athletics administrator
William Thornton Kemper, Sr.
1866–1938American banker and politician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Salem Township 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)
- Conrad Burns: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wild Bill Elliott: Columbia Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Monroe Dockery: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Buzz Barton: Film Booking Offices of America, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Duck Dowell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Thornton Kemper, Sr.: JonathanKemper, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons