Famous people · Twin Oaks
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Twin Oaks
Mary Colleen Daly, born in Ballwin, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Marianne Moore, with articles in 47 languages. Over the border in Manchester, one name is on record: Hank Arft. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Twin Oaks.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Marianne Moore
Best known
Marianne Moore
in 47 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Twin Oaks’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Twin Oaks
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Josephine Johnson
1910–1990American novelist, nature writer, poet
Mildred Esther Mathias
1906–1995American botanist, horticulturalist, botanical collector and university teacher
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Close by, the fullest list is Manchester’s: one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Twin Oaks 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)
- Marianne Moore: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Slayyyter: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Talent: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Chandler: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Hank Arft: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons