17 famous people were born within 35 miles of St. Elizabeth
Alex White, born in Tuscumbia, 11 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Jack Kilby, with articles in 79 languages. No famous person on record lists St. Elizabeth as their birthplace yet. Across Missouri, 406 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about St. Elizabeth’s famous people
Famous people born near St. Elizabeth
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Cedric the Entertainer
born 1964American actor and comedian



Chester Himes
1909–1984Fiction writer from the U.S. state of Missouri

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is St. Elizabeth 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)
- Jack Kilby: James R. Biard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cedric the Entertainer: Alexander Vaughn, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christian Cantwell: Chell Hill, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maya Moore: Joe Bielawa, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Himes: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Golden: Los Angeles Dodgers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Omer Rains: Omer L. Rains, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons