
Born near Warson Woods: 32 famous people within 35 miles
Next door, Kirkwood lists 28, led by Marianne Moore. Closest of all is Matt Bomer, from Webster Groves, 2 mi away. John Goodman is the most widely known, written about in 99 languages. No famous person on record lists Warson Woods as their birthplace yet.
What stands out about Warson Woods’ famous people
Famous people born near Warson Woods
They were born in 13 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Josephine Johnson
1910–1990American novelist, nature writer, poet
Gordon Jenkins
1910–1984American arranger, composer, and pianist who was influential in popular music in the 1940s and 1950s







Samuel Pearson Goddard Jr.
1919–2006Governor of Arizona, 1965-1967


Bob Gale
born 1951American screenwriter, producer and film director


Mike Shanahan
1939–2018Mildred Esther Mathias
1906–1995American botanist, horticulturalist, botanical collector and university teacher
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 2 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Warson Woods 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 (14)
- Matt Bomer: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marianne Moore: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Franciscus: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Gale: Johnmaxmena2, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Slayyyter: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Froman: NBC Radio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Talent: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Pearson Goddard Jr.: Markow Photography (Phoenix, AZ)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pee Wee Russell: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Sutherland: Original uploader was en:User:Mphamilton at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Buechner: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Krebs: Don Davis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John J. Cochran: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maria Chappelle-Nadal: KOMUnews, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
