Famous people · Vandiver
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Vandiver
Closest of all is Tyronn Lue, from Mexico, 1 mi away. Norbert Wiener is the most widely known, written about in 74 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Vandiver. Across Missouri, 391 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
30 mi
Norbert Wiener
Best known
Norbert Wiener
in 74 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Vandiver’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Vandiver
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Thomas Jefferson Jackson See
1866–1962American astronomer
Norbert Wiener
1894–1964American mathematician, scientist in cybernetics and artificial intelligence
Carlos PenaVega
born 1989American film and TV actor, singer-songwriter, dancer and television show host
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Vandiver 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)
- Norbert Wiener: Konrad Jacobs, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlos PenaVega: Paparazzo Presents, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Stephens: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Benedict: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyronn Lue: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Smith: Sequoia Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Jefferson Jackson See: Webb, William Larkin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons