Born near Spanish Lake: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Tyron Woodley, from Ferguson, 5 mi away. Jenifer Lewis is the most widely known, written about in 30 languages. Across the town line, St. Louis lists 22, T. S. Eliot first. No famous person’s birth in Spanish Lake is on record yet.
What stands out about Spanish Lake’s famous people
Famous people born near Spanish Lake
Nobody born in Spanish Lake is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.



Shandi Finnessey
born 1978American beauty queen, model, and television hostess



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Famous people from the towns next door
St. Louis has the longest list next door: 22.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Spanish Lake 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)
- Jenifer Lewis: greginhollywood (Greg Hernandez), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clint Walker: Macfadden Publications, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Phillip: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Trittschuh: John Mena, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Bailey: Greg Hernandez, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Tyler Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- T. S. Eliot: Thomas Stearns Eliot with his sister and his cousin by Lady Ottoline Morrell.jpg: Lady Ottoline Morrell (1873–1938) derivative work: Octave.H, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
