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Famous people · De Soto
3 famous people call De Soto their birthplace
At the top of the list is the American politician Frank H. Lee, covered in 5 languages. The next two names are Stanley T. Adams and Howard K. Gloyd. Across the town line, Shawnee lists 10, Shawn Womack first. For every 10,000 residents the town has 4.7, while at least half the towns in Kansas list nobody born there.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Frank H. Lee
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1873
Frank H. Lee
Youngest
1922
Stanley T. Adams
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in De Soto
Two of the three are leaders.
#2Politics & Law
Stanley T. Adams
1922–1999United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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Known for
What De Soto is known for
Leaders are the most numerous, 2 of them.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Shawnee, at 10.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is De Soto 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)
- Stanley T. Adams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Baron Corbin: HHH Pedrigree, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons