Famous people · Sherman Township
6 famous people were born within 35 miles of Sherman Township
Frank Buckles, born in Bethany, 6 mi away, is the closest. Across Missouri, the lists cover 402 towns. No entry yet names Sherman Township as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in Missouri belongs to St. Joseph, with 57.
Born nearby
6
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Frank Buckles
Best known
Frank Buckles
in 21 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Sherman Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Sherman Township
The 6 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Duck Dowell
1912–2003American basketball and football player and coach, college athletics administrator
Jesse N. Funk
1888–1933United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sherman 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 (5)
- Frank Buckles: Gates-Buckles.jpg: Cherie A. Thurlby. soldiersmediacenter derivative work: ←fetchcomms, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wild Bill Elliott: Columbia Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leith Stevens: David Bransby, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Duck Dowell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse N. Funk: See below, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons