#1Famous people · La Grange
The 6 famous people born in La Grange, led by William J. Crowe
Articles in 11 languages make the united States admiral William J. Crowe the best known. The largest group, 3, was born between 1920 and 1969. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 5.8, close to the 4.8 of the typical Kentucky town. Fewer than a quarter of the 228 towns in Kentucky with famous people list more.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
William J. Crowe
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1876
Dallas M. Fitzgerald
Youngest
1978
Kyra Elzy
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
2 people
The best known
Born in La Grange
Two of the three are performers.
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#2Film, TV & Stage
Dallas M. Fitzgerald
1876–1940American film director and producer
6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
BP#3
Film, TV & Stage
Buddy Pepper
1922–1993American actor, conductor, arranger and songwriter
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When La Grange’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1920s, with 2 people born in that decade.
Film, TV & StagePolitics & LawMilitarySports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What La Grange is known for
Film, TV & Stage leads the fields, with 2 people.
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Everyone else born in La Grange
Still to come: 3 more, from 1878 to 1978.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is La Grange 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 (4)
- William J. Crowe: Russel Roederer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dallas M. Fitzgerald: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyra Elzy: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marvin H. McIntyre: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons