Famous people · Shoal Creek Drive
22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Shoal Creek Drive
The nearest, Langston Hughes, was born in Joplin, 3 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Shoal Creek Drive is on record yet. Across Missouri, the lists cover 443 towns. The longest list of any town in Missouri belongs to St. Joseph, with 57.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
3 mi
Langston Hughes
Best known
Langston Hughes
in 88 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Shoal Creek Drive’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Shoal Creek Drive
The 22 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Cheryl Najafi
Emerging multi-media leader in the lifestyle industry, curator of resources for women and an author
George Washington Carver
1864–1943African American botanist and inventor
Darrell C. Richardson
1918–2006American bibliographer and speculative fiction fan; Baptist minister
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Shoal Creek Drive 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 (7)
- Langston Hughes: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Washington Carver: not listed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Cummings: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Weaver: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Janet L. Kavandi: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pauline Starke: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hale Irwin: Ted Van Pelt from Mechanicsburg, PA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons