Famous people · Smithton
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Smithton
Closest of all is Jack Oakie, from Sedalia, 8 mi away. David Koechner is the most widely known, written about in 39 languages. No famous person on record lists Smithton as their birthplace yet. 389 towns in Missouri have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
David Koechner
Best known
David Koechner
in 39 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Smithton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Smithton
Nobody born in Smithton is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Gene Clark
1941–1991American singer-songwriter, musician, recording artist
Bill Laurie
born 1952American businessman, basketball player and coach
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Smithton 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)
- David Koechner: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Oakie: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pearl White: White Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene Clark: KRLA Beat Publications-page 10 (PDF file), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Stark Draper: National Institute of Science and Technology, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy Dwan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Prenot: JD Lasica from Pleasanton, CA, US, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Dee: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons