Famous people · Sherman Township
28 famous people were born within 35 miles of Sherman Township
Eminem is the most widely known, written about in 175 languages. Closest of all is Raymond L. Wallace, from Clarksdale, 5 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Sherman Township is on record yet. In all of Missouri, the famous people on record come from 390 towns.
Born nearby
28
within 35 miles
Closest
18 mi
Eminem
Best known
Eminem
in 175 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Sherman Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Sherman Township
Nobody born in Sherman Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
James Herbert Wilkerson
1869–1948United States federal judge
Charles S.L. Baker
1859–1926African American inventor of the friction heater
Jim Webb
born 1946American politician, military officer and author
Betty Garrett
1919–2011American actress, comedian, singer, and dancer
Ollie C. Thomas
1899–1989Merican sports coach, athletics administrator, educator
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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 (15)
- Eminem: Brendan_linden, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Wyman: Eiga no Tomo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Cronkite: Rob Bogaerts for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Coleman Hawkins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Webb: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Betty Garrett: Bob Beerman [1], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- DeWitt Clarke Jennings: film screenshot (Allied Pictures Corporation), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmer Holt: "The Billings Gazette" (Billings, Montana)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph I. France: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Toole: Mike Cline, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Owen Bush: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James T. Blair, Jr.: James T. Blair, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carrie Stevens Walter: Frances Elizabeth Willard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles S.L. Baker: Audrey1125, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mazzie Boyd: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons