#1Famous people · Mount Hope
Mount Hope has just one famous person to its name: Howard J. McMurray
The American politician Howard J. McMurray was born in 1901. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. Their name appears in articles in 5 languages. In Kansas, 301 towns have someone on the list.

Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Howard J. McMurray
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1901
Howard J. McMurray
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Mount Hope
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mount Hope 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 (1)
- Howard J. McMurray: Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives (Washington, DC)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons