Famous people · Winchester
Born near Winchester: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Mary Colleen Daly, from Ballwin, 1 mi away. Marianne Moore is the most widely known, written about in 47 languages. Of the bordering towns, Ballwin has the longest list: 3, with Blaine Gabbert at the top. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Winchester.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Marianne Moore
Best known
Marianne Moore
in 47 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Winchester’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Winchester
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Josephine Johnson
1910–1990American novelist, nature writer, poet
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Of the towns around it, Ballwin has the most on record: 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Winchester 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 (8)
- Marianne Moore: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Slayyyter: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Talent: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Chandler: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Kunin: Lorie Shaull, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Sutherland: Original uploader was en:User:Mphamilton at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blaine Gabbert: Tiscionem510, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hank Arft: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons