
Born near Villa Ridge: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Paul J. Mueller, born in Union, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Jack Wagner, with articles in 23 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Villa Ridge. No town in Missouri lists more than St. Joseph, with 57.
What stands out about Villa Ridge’s famous people
Famous people born near Villa Ridge
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Phoebe Hearst
1842–1919American philanthropist, feminist and suffragist
Danielle Nierenberg
born 1978American activist, author, and journalist



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Villa Ridge 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)
- Jack Wagner: Westerberg1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Phoebe Hearst: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Chandler: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Voit: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kim Spalding: Republic Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul J. Mueller: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oscar Fuhr: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons