Famous people · South West Township
Born near South West Township: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Johnny Orr, born in Yale, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Harlow Shapley, with articles in 53 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in South West Township. In all of Missouri, the famous people on record come from 410 towns.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Harlow Shapley
Best known
Harlow Shapley
in 53 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about South West Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near South West Township
Nobody born in South West Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Andy Pilney
1913–1996American football player and coach, baseball player
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is South West 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 (8)
- Harlow Shapley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Glenn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dale R. Corson: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Allen: Lionel decoster, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank D. Williams: Character Pictures Corporation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Orr: Unidentified (Michiganensian is the University of Michigan yearbook published by University of Michigan), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Skubitz: Patricia DuBose Duncan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Harmon: 1911 Gold Borders (Broadleaf), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons