Famous people · Sugar Creek
9 famous people were born within 35 miles of Sugar Creek
The nearest, Ginger Rogers, was born in Independence, 5 mi away. Over the border in Independence, 51 names are on record, led by Ginger Rogers. Ed Asner is the most widely known, written about in 80 languages. No entry yet names Sugar Creek as a birthplace.
Born nearby
9
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Ed Asner
Best known
Ed Asner
in 80 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Sugar Creek’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Sugar Creek
They were born in 2 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Bess Truman
1885–1982First Lady of the United States from 1945 to 1953
Arliss Howard
born 1954American actor, screenwriter and film director
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The longest list nearby is Independence’s, with 51.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sugar Creek 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)
- Ed Asner: Terry Ballard, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ginger Rogers: Studio publicity still, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Harlow: studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Altman: Associate Press Newsfeatures (see first upload of this image), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dianne Wiest: MC1 Chad J. McNeeley, U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bess Truman: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Weis: Yoggysot, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons