19 famous people were born within 35 miles of St. Robert
Mary Jo Bang, born in Waynesville, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Claire McCaskill, with articles in 35 languages. No famous person on record lists St. Robert as their birthplace yet. The nearest list is next door in Fort Leonard Wood: 7 names, starting with Mike Coffman.
What stands out about St. Robert’s famous people
Famous people born near St. Robert
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




John A. Rogers
born 1967American chemist and materials scientist



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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Fort Leonard Wood: 7.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is St. Robert 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)
- Claire McCaskill: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Hopkins (astronaut): NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shannon Miller: Shannon Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lanford Wilson: Frederick Eberstadt, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Coffman: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John A. Rogers: Jrogers9999, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil M. Donnelly: Creator:Joseph C. Kroeger via MissouriStateArchives, via Flickr, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
