
Born near Town and Country: 28 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Matt Bomer, with articles in 51 languages. Closest of all is Jim Talent, from Des Peres, 3 mi away. No entry yet names Town and Country as a birthplace. In Missouri, 443 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Town and Country’s famous people
Famous people born near Town and Country
Nobody born in Town and Country is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.



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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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Chesterfield, at 13.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Town and Country 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 (13)
- 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
- Luke Kunin: Lorie Shaull, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Sutherland: Original uploader was en:User:Mphamilton at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blaine Gabbert: Tiscionem510, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Heinie Mueller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons


