JS#1
Politics & Law
Jefferson B. Snyder
1859–1951American politician and lawyer
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Famous people · St. Joseph
4 famous people call St. Joseph their birthplace
Jefferson B. Snyder, the American politician and lawyer, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. Close behind are Joseph T. Curry and Watty Clark. Born in 1859, Jefferson B. Snyder is the first name on record, and Henry Bradley, born in 1953, the most recent. No town in Louisiana lists more than Lake Charles, with 67.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Jefferson B. Snyder
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1859
Jefferson B. Snyder
Youngest
1953
Henry Bradley
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in St. Joseph
Ranked by languages covered: Jefferson B. Snyder with 3, then Joseph T. Curry with 3 and Watty Clark with 2.
JC#2
Politics & Law
Joseph T. Curry
1895–1961American politician and planter
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#3Through the years
When St. Joseph’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1850s, at 1.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What St. Joseph is known for
Leaders are the most numerous, 2 of them.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in St. Joseph
1 more, best known first.
A chosen home
Also called St. Joseph home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in St. Joseph, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is St. Joseph 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)
- Watty Clark: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons