Born near Velda City: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Cindy Ostmann, born in Wellston, 1 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Jenifer Lewis, with articles in 30 languages. The list for Velda City is empty for now. No town in Missouri lists more than St. Joseph, with 57.
What stands out about Velda City’s famous people
Famous people born near Velda City
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Bob Gale
born 1951American screenwriter, producer and film director

Mike Shanahan
1939–2018


Samuel Pearson Goddard Jr.
1919–2006Governor of Arizona, 1965-1967
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Velda City 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 (5)
- Jenifer Lewis: greginhollywood (Greg Hernandez), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Franciscus: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Gale: Johnmaxmena2, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Froman: NBC Radio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Pearson Goddard Jr.: Markow Photography (Phoenix, AZ)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons