#13 famous people come from St. Francis, Ronald Evans the best known
At the top of the list is the NASA astronaut Ronald Evans, covered in 38 languages. Second place goes to the professional wrestler Lee Allen, third to Mary Hodge. Ronald Evans (1933) and Mary Hodge (1946) mark the two ends of the list. Famous people are on record for 313 of the towns in Kansas.

Born in St. Francis
Ranked by languages covered: Ronald Evans with 38, then Lee Allen with 4 and Mary Hodge with 4.
#1What St. Francis is known for
Science & Medicine leads the fields, with 1 people.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is St. Francis 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)
- Ronald Evans: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons