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Famous people · Mission
3 famous people come from Mission, Grant Wahl the best known
Grant Wahl, the American sportswriter, is the most widely known, written about in 15 languages. The American soccer player Dorian Bailey ranks second, ahead of Matthew A. Waller. Across the town line, Overland Park lists 32, Matt Besler first. Over 33 years of births, the list goes from Matthew A. Waller (1964) to Dorian Bailey (1997).
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Grant Wahl
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1964
Matthew A. Waller
Youngest
1997
Dorian Bailey
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Mission
Two of the three are athletes.
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#3Science & Medicine
Matthew A. Waller
born 1964Ex-Dean of the University of Arkansas Sam M. Walton College of Business
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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What Mission is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 2 people.
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Nearby, Overland Park has the most on record, with 32.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mission 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 (5)
- Dorian Bailey: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew A. Waller: Cmcquirk, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Besler: Frenchieinportland, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joyce DiDonato: A MA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blair Butler: Gage Skidmore, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons