Famous people · Washburn
Born near Washburn: 17 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Ed Hawk, was born in Exeter, 6 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Washburn. Asa Hutchinson is the most widely known, written about in 30 languages. Across Missouri, the lists cover 402 towns.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
22 mi
Asa Hutchinson
Best known
Asa Hutchinson
in 30 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Washburn’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Washburn
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Pat Burrell
born 1976American professional baseball outfielder
Darwin Deason
1940–2025Business; Founder of Affiliated Computer Systems
Asa Hutchinson
born 1950Governor of Arkansas from 2015 to 2023
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Washburn 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 (6)
- Asa Hutchinson: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Cornett: LosCriticologos, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dabbs Greer: Film screenshot (Nacirema Productions), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Hutchinson: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Loy W. Henderson: Harry S. Truman Library & Museum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Burrell: SD Dirk on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons