19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Sibley
Closest of all is Chad Kilgore, from Orrick, 5 mi away. Ginger Rogers is the most widely known, written about in 80 languages. No famous person on record lists Sibley as their birthplace yet. Across Missouri, the lists cover 393 towns.
What stands out about Sibley’s famous people
Famous people born near Sibley
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Bess Truman
1885–1982First Lady of the United States from 1945 to 1953
Arliss Howard
born 1954American actor, screenwriter and film director



Margaret Truman
1924–2008American author of murder mysteries; daughter of 33rd President of the United States Harry S. Truman



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sibley 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 (8)
- Ginger Rogers: Studio publicity still, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bess Truman: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Weis: Yoggysot, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Butcher: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brenda Joyce: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Truman: unattributed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig Stevens: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Saxon: Adweek, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons