#1Famous people · Council Grove
Council Grove counts 7 famous people, first among them John Jacob Rhodes
The best known is the American politician John Jacob Rhodes, with articles in 10 languages. Behind the leader come Byron N. Scott and Don C. Harvey. More than half were born in the age of mills and railroads, 6 in all. The biggest group are leaders: 3.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
John Jacob Rhodes
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1861
Ella Higginson
Youngest
1947
Mary Beck Briscoe
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Council Grove
John Jacob Rhodes, Byron N. Scott and Don C. Harvey are written about in 10, 8 and 8 languages.
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#3Through the years
When Council Grove’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1910s, at 2.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Council Grove is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 2 times.
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 Council Grove
Of the other 4, 2 are writers and artists.
No one matches both filters.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Council Grove 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)
- John Jacob Rhodes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Byron N. Scott: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don C. Harvey: Film screenshot (Jack Schwarz Productions), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ella Higginson: not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Beck Briscoe: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clara H. Hazelrigg: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons