Famous people · Tebbetts
Born near Tebbetts: 15 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Harold Borrow, was born in New Bloomfield, 10 mi away. Jack Kilby is the most widely known, written about in 79 languages. No famous person on record lists Tebbetts as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Missouri belongs to St. Joseph, with 57.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Jack Kilby
Best known
Jack Kilby
in 79 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Tebbetts
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Cedric the Entertainer
born 1964American actor and comedian
Chester Himes
1909–1984Fiction writer from the U.S. state of Missouri
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tebbetts 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)
- Jack Kilby: James R. Biard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cedric the Entertainer: Alexander Vaughn, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christian Cantwell: Chell Hill, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Stephens: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maya Moore: Joe Bielawa, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Himes: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William F. Baker: SOM, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons