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Famous people · Chariton
10 famous people were born in Chariton, most of them in the age of mills and railroads
At the top of the list is the American archaeologist Gordon Willey, covered in 11 languages. Lyle Tuttle and Mortimer Wilson follow. The list comes to 23.6 for every 10,000 residents, against 11.1 in the typical town in Iowa. Only 47 of the 446 towns in Iowa with anyone on record list more.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Gordon Willey
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1869
Charles L. Bartholomew
Youngest
1947
Paul McKinley
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Chariton
Gordon Willey has articles in 11 languages, Lyle Tuttle in 6 and Mortimer Wilson in 6.
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#3Through the years
When Chariton’s famous people were born
The 1910s saw the most births of any decade: 4.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawNotableMusicFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Chariton is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 3.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Chariton
Still to come: 7 more, from 1869 to 1947.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chariton 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.
Photo credits (4)
- Lyle Tuttle: Squish E, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mortimer Wilson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Theodore M. Stuart: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles L. Bartholomew: ed. Horace B. Hudson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons