
John Huston
1906–1987American film director, screenwriter, and actor
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
John Huston, born in Nevada, 7 mi away, is the closest. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Walker Township. Across Missouri, the lists cover 390 towns. No town in Missouri lists more than St. Joseph, with 57.
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

American film director, screenwriter, and actor


American painter, pianist, writer and translator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Walker 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.