Mildred Esther Mathias
1906–1995American botanist, horticulturalist, botanical collector and university teacher
Famous people · Sunset Hills
24 famous people were born within 35 miles of Sunset Hills
The nearest, Mildred Esther Mathias, was born in Sappington, 2 mi away. John Goodman is the most widely known, written about in 99 languages. Of the towns next door, Kirkwood lists the most: 28, with Marianne Moore first. So far, no famous person on record was born in Sunset Hills.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
John Goodman
Best known
John Goodman
in 99 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Sunset Hills’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Sunset Hills
The 24 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Josephine Johnson
1910–1990American novelist, nature writer, poet
Gordon Jenkins
1910–1984American arranger, composer, and pianist who was influential in popular music in the 1940s and 1950s
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Of the towns nearby, Kirkwood lists the most people: 28.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sunset Hills 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 (12)
- Matt Bomer: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marianne Moore: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Slayyyter: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Talent: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Sutherland: Original uploader was en:User:Mphamilton at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Schrader: TaurusEmerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Buechner: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Krebs: Don Davis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John J. Cochran: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Wallace: Nascar fan mx, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hank Arft: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyle Bouck: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons