
Born near Three Creeks: 19 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Reinhold Niebuhr, with articles in 47 languages. Closest of all is Jack Wagner, from Washington, 2 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Three Creeks. St. Joseph has the most of any town in Missouri: 57.
What stands out about Three Creeks’ famous people
Famous people born near Three Creeks
They were born in 13 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Danielle Nierenberg
born 1978American activist, author, and journalist

Phoebe Hearst
1842–1919American philanthropist, feminist and suffragist




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Three Creeks 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 (6)
- Reinhold Niebuhr: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Sargent: حسین ظهروند, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Wagner: Westerberg1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Phoebe Hearst: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur W. Hummel: Dixon, Royden, photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Voit: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, Wikimedia Commons