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Famous people · Wilson Township

Born near Wilson Township: 15 famous people within 35 miles

Homer Summa, born in Gentry, 6 mi away, is the closest. No entry yet names Wilson Township as a birthplace. The best known of them is Jerry Wallace, with articles in 7 languages. Across Missouri, the lists cover 387 towns.

#5 best knownPhil S. GibsonPolitics & Law · 1888–1984
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Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Jerry Wallace
Best known
Jerry Wallace
in 7 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Wilson Township’s famous people

★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Wilson Township

They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miAlbany · 3Gentry · 2Parnell · 2Grant City · 2Clyde · 1Denver · 1Guilford · 1Wilson Township
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wilson 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.

Photo credits (7)
  • Phil S. Gibson: California State Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Claude Thomas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Fred Fussell: Zeenut, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Homer Summa: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Jim Spainhower: State of Missouri, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Avery Kier: United States Marine Corps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • John S. Murray: Vibert Jeffers .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);bo…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons