
Born near Trimble: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Jim Davis, born in Edgerton, 4 mi away, is the closest. No entry yet names Trimble as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in Missouri belongs to St. Joseph, with 57. After St. Joseph, the next longest list in Missouri is Columbia’s, with 51.
What stands out about Trimble’s famous people
Famous people born near Trimble
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Margaret Hart Ferraro
1913–2000American burlesque performer


Charles E. Peterson
1889–1959American football and basketball coach and college dean
Ollie C. Thomas
1899–1989Merican sports coach, athletics administrator, educator





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Trimble 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)
- Jim Davis: Trailer screenshot / Warner Bros., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig Stevens: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James C. Marshall: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Saxon: Adweek, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Thomas Coleman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Boyer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy Brasfield Park: MissouriStateArchives, via Flickr; photographer unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shea Groom: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons