Born near St. Clement: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Cleland Boyd McAfee, from Ashley, 2 mi away. George Samuel Clason is the most widely known, written about in 15 languages. No famous person’s birth in St. Clement is on record yet. 443 towns in Missouri have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about St. Clement’s famous people
Famous people born near St. Clement
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Lloyd C. Stark
1886–1972Governor of Missouri from 1937 to 1941



Roy Judson Snell
1878–1959American author of childrens' and young adult fiction


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is St. Clement 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)
- Claude Gillingwater: Johnson Briscoe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence Andrew Cannon: Irving Resnikoff, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lloyd C. Stark: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Stout: Mike Cline, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marc Hill: Russ Reed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mayo Smith: Walter_Alston_and_Mayo_Smith_at_Roosevelt_Stadium.jpg: Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record derivative work: Delaywaves, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert W. Winn: Missouri State Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons