
10 famous people were born within 35 miles of Weatherby Lake
Closest of all is Janelle Monáe, from Kansas City, 8 mi away. The best known of them is Ed Asner, with articles in 80 languages. Across the town line, Kansas City lists 36, Ed Asner first. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Weatherby Lake.
What stands out about Weatherby Lake’s famous people
Famous people born near Weatherby Lake
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.







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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 1 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Weatherby Lake 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)
- Ed Asner: Terry Ballard, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Harlow: studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Altman: Associate Press Newsfeatures (see first upload of this image), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dianne Wiest: MC1 Chad J. McNeeley, U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Janelle Monáe: Myles Kalus Anak Jihem, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dee Wallace: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Greene: Jimmy Harris (Blog), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
