#1Famous people · St. Joseph
Performers stand out among the 27 famous people born in St. Joseph
Kate Upton, the American model and actress, is the most widely known, written about in 67 languages. Behind the leader come Reilly Opelka and Roger Craig Smith. Births span 1797 to 1999, from Antoine LeClaire to Sean Giambrone. The list is still growing: 8 were born since 1970.
Born here
27
notable people
Best known
Kate Upton
in 67 Wikipedia languages
First
1797
Antoine LeClaire
Youngest
1999
Sean Giambrone
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
7 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about St. Joseph’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What St. Joseph is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as performers, at 2.7 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in St. Joseph
Two of the three are performers.
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#3Through the years
When St. Joseph’s famous people were born
The 1970s alone account for 4 of the births charted here.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in St. Joseph
The other 24 span the years 1797 to 1999.
Amy Robach
born 1973American television journalist, correspondent and anchor
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Billy Contreras
born 1984American jazz violinist and bluegrass fiddler, multi-instrumentalist, session player and educator born 1984
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A chosen home
Also called St. Joseph home
One more notable person made the town home: Nina Davuluri.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Benton Harbor has the most on record: 29.
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 (16)
- Kate Upton: Agape Lataillade, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Reilly Opelka: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Craig Smith: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Upton: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean Giambrone: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Robach: Gradient drift, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doris Keane: D.W. Griffith Productions, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce C. Berndt: Gonitpankaj, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barratt O'Hara: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ethelene Crockett: Nicolet1327, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Susan Williams Gifford: NA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Rivers: Aspen Institute Germany, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Antoine LeClaire: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Gilbert Anderson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nina Davuluri: ENERGY.GOV, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernie Hudson: Nightscream, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons