Famous people · Winston
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Winston
Conrad Burns, born in Gallatin, 10 mi away, is the closest. No famous person on record lists Winston as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Missouri belongs to St. Joseph, with 57. After St. Joseph, the next longest list in Missouri is Columbia’s, with 51.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Conrad Burns
Best known
Conrad Burns
in 21 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Winston
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Winston 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)
- Conrad Burns: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wild Bill Elliott: Columbia Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- DeWitt Clarke Jennings: film screenshot (Allied Pictures Corporation), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph I. France: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Monroe Dockery: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Buzz Barton: Film Booking Offices of America, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James T. Blair, Jr.: James T. Blair, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons