#1Famous people · Murphysboro
9 famous people were born in Murphysboro, most of them between 1920 and 1969
John A. Logan, the American soldier and politician, is the most widely known, written about in 16 languages. From John A. Logan to Theo Germaine, the births on the list run from 1826 to 1992. For every 10,000 residents the town has 13.4, while at least half the towns in Illinois list nobody born there. Fewer than a quarter of the 746 towns in Illinois with famous people list more.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
John A. Logan
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1826
John A. Logan
Youngest
1992
Theo Germaine
Most common field
Sports
3 people
What stands out about Murphysboro’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Murphysboro’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1960s than in any other decade: 3.
SportsFilm, TV & StageMilitaryPolitics & LawScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Murphysboro
John A. Logan has articles in 16 languages, Mike Bost in 16 and Don Ohl in 11.
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What Murphysboro is known for
Performers stand out most, at 3.5 times the usual share.
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Everyone else born in Murphysboro
Still to come: 6 more, from 1911 to 1992.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Murphysboro 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)
- John A. Logan: Pratt, Dewitt C., photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Bost: US Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Ohl: Fleer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Todd Thomas: Willamain Somma, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons