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Famous people · Baxter Springs
Baxter Springs counts 6 famous people, first among them Lee Scott
Most widely known is Lee Scott, the American businessman, with articles in 12 languages. Byron Stewart and Joe Don Rooney follow. Between 1920 and 1969, 3 were born, the most of any period. Born in 1905, Waylande Gregory is the first name on record, and Joe Don Rooney, born in 1975, the most recent.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Lee Scott
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1905
Waylande Gregory
Youngest
1975
Joe Don Rooney
Most common field
Business
1 people
What stands out about Baxter Springs’ famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Baxter Springs’s famous people were born
The 1950s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
BusinessFilm, TV & StageMusicFaithWriting & ArtsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Baxter Springs
Lee Scott has articles in 12 languages, Byron Stewart in 5 and Joe Don Rooney in 4.
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What Baxter Springs is known for
Business people are the most numerous, 1 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Baxter Springs
The other 3 span the years 1905 to 1951.
Darrell C. Richardson
1918–2006American bibliographer and speculative fiction fan; Baptist minister
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Steven A. Scott
born 1951NotableWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Baxter Springs 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 (2)
- Joe Don Rooney: Angela George, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steven A. Scott: Corkythehornetfan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons