Born near Stover: 19 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Ruth Royce, was born in Versailles, 8 mi away. The best known of them is David Koechner, with articles in 39 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Stover yet. No town in Missouri lists more than St. Joseph, with 57.
What stands out about Stover’s famous people
Famous people born near Stover
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Bill Laurie
born 1952American businessman, basketball player and coach


Gene Clark
1941–1991American singer-songwriter, musician, recording artist
Midian Othello Bousfield
1885–1948American physician and businessperson






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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Stover 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)
- David Koechner: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Oakie: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pearl White: White Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene Clark: KRLA Beat Publications-page 10 (PDF file), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy Dwan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Prenot: JD Lasica from Pleasanton, CA, US, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clyde De Vinna: www.oscars.org, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Dandy: photograph of Johns Hopkins Hospital, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons