Famous people · St. Thomas
25 famous people were born within 35 miles of St. Thomas
Jack Kilby, born in Jefferson City, 14 mi away, is the closest. No famous person on record lists St. Thomas as their birthplace yet. 389 towns in Missouri have at least one famous person on record. The longest list of any town in Missouri belongs to St. Joseph, with 57.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Jack Kilby
Best known
Jack Kilby
in 79 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about St. Thomas’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near St. Thomas
They were born in 11 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
Lucas Kunce
born 1982Marine veteran and U.S. Senate candidate
George Howard Williams
1871–1963American politician, Missouri
Uel W. Lamkin
1877–1956American academic administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is St. Thomas 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 (12)
- 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
- George Howard Williams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Golden: Los Angeles Dodgers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leopold Seyffert: Robert Seyffert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Omer Rains: Omer L. Rains, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucas Kunce: Nicole Sandler, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Morrie Martin: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Uel W. Lamkin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons