
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Summer Set
The best known of them is Bill Bradley, with articles in 32 languages. The nearest, Jay Nixon, was born in De Soto, 4 mi away. The list for Summer Set is empty for now. 387 towns across Missouri can name a famous person born there.
What stands out about Summer Set’s famous people
Famous people born near Summer Set
Nobody born in Summer Set is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


Patrick Williams
1939–2018American composer, arranger, and conductor who works in many genres of music, and in film and television



Thomas Clement Fletcher
1827–1899American politician (1827–1899); Governor of Missouri from 1865 to 1869



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Summer Set 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)
- Bill Bradley: Jay Godwin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Nixon: Bernard Pollack, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Williams: Sourjack89, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Santschi: Jack Freulich, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel McRoberts: United States Senate Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Clement Fletcher: Missouri Life Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas W. Benoist: unattributed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy M. Bryan: CC0, Wikimedia Commons