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Famous people · Du Quoin
Of the 12 famous people born in Du Quoin, an unusual share are performers
Ken Swofford, the American actor, is the most widely known, written about in 17 languages. Close behind are Billie Hayes and Edward Murray East. The largest group, 6, was born in the age of mills and railroads. For every 10,000 residents the town has 21, while at least half the towns in Illinois list nobody born there.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Ken Swofford
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1866
Alice Curtice Moyer
Youngest
1985
Nick Hill
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
4 people
What stands out about Du Quoin’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Du Quoin is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is performers, at 3.5 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 Du Quoin
Performers take two of the three places.
#2
#3Science & Medicine
Edward Murray East
1879–1938American plant geneticist, botanist, agronomist and eugenicist
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Through the years
When Du Quoin’s famous people were born
The 1930s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
Film, TV & StageWriting & ArtsSportsScience & MedicineFaithMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Du Quoin
Still to come: 9 more, from 1866 to 1985.
Stanley Kimmel
1894–1982American writer, journalist, editor, historian, poet, novelist, composer, pianist, and playwright
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Du Quoin 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 (6)
- Billie Hayes: It is unclear as to whether the press-materials were distributed by a publicity agency representing Sid and Marty Krofft (the creators which produced the series) or if they were distributed by the NBC Television Network (the network which aired the …, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Murray East: The Boston Globe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marlin Hurt: CBS Radio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Curtice Moyer: Kajiwara Photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Schlueter: DisillusionedBitterAndKnackered, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Stanhouse: Los Angeles Dodgers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons