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Famous people · St. Johns

Of the 8 famous people born in St. Johns, an unusual share are leaders

Best known of all is Stewart L. Udall, written about in 16 languages. The American politician Mo Udall ranks second, ahead of Rex E. Lee. Between 1920 and 1969, 4 were born, the most of any period. The list is still growing: 2 were born since 1970.

#1 best knownStewart L. UdallPolitics & Law · 1920–2010
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8
notable people
Best known
Stewart L. Udall
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1891
Levi Stewart Udall
Youngest
1977
Marcus Bell
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people

What stands out about St. Johns’ famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What St. Johns is known for

Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 2.4 times.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

The best known

Born in St. Johns

Stewart L. Udall leads with articles in 16 languages, ahead of Mo Udall (14) and Rex E. Lee (6).

Stewart L. Udall#1
Politics & Law

Stewart L. Udall

1920–2010

American Democratic politician, former United States Secretary of the Interior

16 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Mo Udall#2
Politics & Law

Mo Udall

1922–1998

American politician

14 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Rex E. Lee#3
Military

Rex E. Lee

1935–1996

United States Solicitor General

6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When St. Johns’s famous people were born

More were born in the 1920s than in any other decade: 2.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Rex E. LeeLevi Stewart Udall
Politics & LawSportsMilitaryWriting & Arts

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Everyone

Everyone else born in St. Johns

5 more, 2 of them athletes.

MB

Marcus Bell

born 1977

American sportsperson and gridiron football player

Brady Udall

Brady Udall

born 1971

American novelist, short story writer

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
JR

Joe Richey

1931–1995

American basketball player

Levi Stewart Udall

Levi Stewart Udall

1891–1960

American judge

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
NU

Nick Udall

1913–2005

American politician and attorney, former mayor of Phoenix, Arizona

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is St. Johns and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.

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