23 famous people were born within 35 miles of Strasburg
Closest of all is Josh Smith, from Pleasant Hill, 7 mi away. The best known of them is Pat Metheny, with articles in 40 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Strasburg yet. The longest list in Missouri is St. Joseph’s, with 57 names.
What stands out about Strasburg’s famous people
Famous people born near Strasburg
Nobody born in Strasburg is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.



Curtis Hidden Page
1870–1946American politician and translator









Brutus Hamilton
1900–1970Athletics track and field athlete and coach, college athletics administrator


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Strasburg 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 (14)
- Pat Metheny: badosa, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Angelica Bridges: Photo by Glenn Francis, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brutus Hamilton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Tegenkamp: http://www.runnerspace.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trevor Rosenthal: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mandy Laddish: Dɐ, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Farr: Lunchbox LP, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Misiorowski: Drovetochicago, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hooks Cotter: Underwood and Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Chaney: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Cook Bell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carson Coffman: JMR_Photography, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Curtis Hidden Page: Pach, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ewart G. Plank: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons