
John Huston
1906–1987American film director, screenwriter, and actor
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The nearest, John Huston, was born in Nevada, 4 mi away. No famous person on record lists Washington Township as their birthplace yet. Of the towns next door, Nevada lists the most: 10, with John Huston first. Famous people are on record for 405 of the towns in Missouri.
The 5 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

American film director, screenwriter, and actor

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Close by, the fullest list is Nevada’s, at 10 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Washington 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.