#1Famous people · Parsons
The 17 famous people born in Parsons, led by ZaSu Pitts
Articles in 28 languages make the American actress ZaSu Pitts the best known. 8 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. The oldest name on the list belongs to Nell Donnelly Reed, born in 1889, the newest to Shaun Hill, born in 1980. More are leaders than anything else, 5 in all.
Born here
17
notable people
Best known
ZaSu Pitts
in 28 Wikipedia languages
First
1889
Nell Donnelly Reed
Youngest
1980
Shaun Hill
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Parsons
ZaSu Pitts leads with articles in 28 languages, ahead of Buck Clayton (16) and Jamie Anne Allman (12).
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When Parsons’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1890s than in any other decade: 3.
Politics & LawSportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineMilitaryBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Parsons is known for
Parsons has 1.4× the usual share of leaders.
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 Parsons
Another 14, 5 of them leaders.
Annie Marie Watkins Garraway
born 1940American mathematician and philanthropist
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Maria Carmen Velásquez
1921–1985American migrant worker activist based out of Indiana
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A chosen home
Also called Parsons home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Parsons, though born elsewhere.
Ajit Pai
born 1973American attorney and former FCC chairman in the United States
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Parsons 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 (8)
- ZaSu Pitts: Picture-Play Magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Buck Clayton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamie Anne Allman: B e y o n d 84 Entertainment, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shaun Hill: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- T. Claude Ryan: BatteryIncluded, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Richard Scott: Ryanjorr, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Guthridge: Nabeel H from Cambridge, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ajit Pai: U.S. Federal Communications Commission, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons