Alma is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Articles in 2 languages make the American baseball player Lou Fette the best known. The other is Oscar Horstmann, the American baseball player. The first birth on record is Oscar Horstmann’s, in 1891, and the last Lou Fette’s, in 1907. The longest list of any town in Missouri belongs to St. Joseph, with 57.

Born in Alma
#2Who’s the most famous person from Alma?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Alma’s most famous person is.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Alma 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)
- Oscar Horstmann: Zeenut, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons