Born near Stotesbury: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Thelma G. Thurstone, born in Hume, 8 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is John Huston, with articles in 70 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Stotesbury. 391 of the towns in Missouri list at least one person.
What stands out about Stotesbury’s famous people
Famous people born near Stotesbury
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Gordon Parks
1912–2006American photographer, musician, writer and film director




Charles Hatfield
1875–1958(1875-1958) American cloud seeder


John Huston
1906–1987American film director, screenwriter, and actor

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Stotesbury 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 (8)
- John Huston: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gordon Parks: Rowland Scherman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eva Bowring: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clark Clifford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Christy: leyla.a from Chicago, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Hart: Joe Bielawa, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Hatfield: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Nichols: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons