Famous people · Wood Heights
Born near Wood Heights: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Donald Judd, born in Excelsior Springs, 4 mi away, is the closest. No famous person on record lists Wood Heights 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
21
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Donald Judd
Best known
Donald Judd
in 33 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wood Heights’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wood Heights
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Charles E. Peterson
1889–1959American football and basketball coach and college dean
Jacob L. Milligan
1889–1951Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
Gatewood Lincoln
1875–1957Naval officer and Governor of American Samoa
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wood Heights 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)
- Brenda Joyce: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig Stevens: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Saxon: Adweek, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Boyer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shea Groom: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gatewood Lincoln: The Kansas City Star, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob L. Milligan: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Beryl Wayne Sprinkel: William Fitz-Patrick, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons