#1Famous people · Bolivar
3 famous people were born in Bolivar
Most widely known is Andrew W. Hockenhull, the American politician, with articles in 8 languages. M. Waldo Hatler, the united States Army Medal of Honor recipient, comes second, with John Blake third. Born in 1856, John Blake is the first name on record, and M. Waldo Hatler, born in 1894, the most recent. Per head, the list is long: 2.7 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Missouri has 1.2.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Andrew W. Hockenhull
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1856
John Blake
Youngest
1894
M. Waldo Hatler
Most common field
Military
2 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
The best known
Born in Bolivar
Two of the three are soldiers and sailors.
#1#2Military
M. Waldo Hatler
1894–1967United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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#3Known for
What Bolivar is known for
The largest field is Military, with 2 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
A chosen home
Also called Bolivar home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Mike Parson the best known.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bolivar 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 (5)
- Andrew W. Hockenhull: State of New Mexico, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- M. Waldo Hatler: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Blake: Jennifer Bosch. Colourised Photos 2019. JennyB Colourised Photos, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Parson: Office of Missouri Governor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- C. Pat Taylor: Heather Martha Hamilton / Oklahoma Baptist University, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons