Beulah Poynter
1883–1960American actor, writer and playwright
Famous people · Union Township
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Union Township
Frank Buckles is the most widely known, written about in 21 languages. Closest of all is Beulah Poynter, from Eagleville, 4 mi away. No entry yet names Union Township as a birthplace. Famous people are on record for 389 of the towns in Missouri.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Frank Buckles
Best known
Frank Buckles
in 21 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Union Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Union Township
Nobody born in Union Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
W. Wallace Smith
1900–1989Prophet-President of Community of Christ
Jesse N. Funk
1888–1933United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Union Township 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)
- Frank Buckles: Gates-Buckles.jpg: Cherie A. Thurlby. soldiersmediacenter derivative work: ←fetchcomms, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John McConnell: Charles Michael Murray, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leith Stevens: David Bransby, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Beulah Poynter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- F. McGrew Willis: Christie Film Company / Producers Distributing Corporation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Emerson Bailey: Charles U. Becker, Missouri Secretary of State, author and publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddie Watt: Keith Allison: Flickr, e-mail, Twitter, Instagram, website, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse N. Funk: See below, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons