Famous people · West Alton
Born near West Alton: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Miles Davis, born in Alton, 4 mi away, is the closest. No famous person’s birth in West Alton is on record yet. The Missouri lists hold names for 406 towns. The longest list in Missouri is St. Joseph’s, with 57 names.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Miles Davis
Best known
Miles Davis
in 99 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about West Alton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near West Alton
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Robert Wadlow
1918–1940American who was the tallest recorded person in history
Shandi Finnessey
born 1978American beauty queen, model, and television hostess
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Around it, Alton has the most people on record, 65 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Alton 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 (9)
- Miles Davis: Tom Palumbo from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Wadlow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clint Walker: Macfadden Publications, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ricochet: Mike Kalasnik, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don "The Dragon" Wilson: Ivan Bessedin, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christina Romer: Obama-Biden Transition Project, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Gallatin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Beth Hughes: trailer screenshot (MGM), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brent Hawkins: Canada Hky, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons