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Berry Cemetery · Photo: Brian Sims · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people · Ash Grove
Ash Grove has one famous person on record
In 1886, the african American artist Joseph Yoakum was born. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. Their name appears in articles in 6 languages. 395 of the towns in Missouri list at least one person.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Joseph Yoakum
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1886
Joseph Yoakum
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Ash Grove
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ash Grove 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.