Famous people · Webb City
Born near Webb City: 33 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Cal Worthington, from Shidler, 4 mi away. No entry yet names Webb City as a birthplace. Ben Johnson is the most widely known, written about in 45 languages. The Oklahoma lists hold names for 301 towns.
Born nearby
33
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Ben Johnson
Best known
Ben Johnson
in 45 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Webb City’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Webb City
They were born in 13 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Hub Andrews
1922–2012Professional baseball player and World War II veteran
Karen M. Strom
1941–2014American astronomer and photographer
Don Nickles
born 1948American businessperson, former Republican United States Senator from Oklahoma
Frank Marshall Davis
1905–1987United States writer, political and labor movement activist
Delano Lewis
1938–2023American attorney, businessman and diplomat
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Webb City 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 (10)
- Ben Johnson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maria Tallchief: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lionel Hollins: Wilson Wong (Wikipedia user: Wwongbc), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Nickles: U.S. Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Delano Lewis: US Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence L. Tinker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kareem Salama: LRRE, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mitch Schauer: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- G. R. Carter: Gambrusky at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Joseph Mathews: Andrew T. Kelley, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons