#1Famous people · Cape Girardeau
39 famous people from Cape Girardeau, many of them leaders
Rush Limbaugh, the American political commentator, is the most widely known, written about in 47 languages. The American astronaut Linda M. Godwin ranks second, ahead of Terry Jones. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 22 of them. From John Locke Scripps in 1818 to Hali Long in 1995, the births cover 177 years.
Born here
39
notable people
Best known
Rush Limbaugh
in 47 Wikipedia languages
First
1818
John Locke Scripps
Youngest
1995
Hali Long
Most common field
Politics & Law
21 people
What stands out about Cape Girardeau’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Cape Girardeau is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 2.6 times.
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The best known
Born in Cape Girardeau
By how many languages cover them, Rush Limbaugh comes first (47), then Linda M. Godwin (27) and Terry Jones (15).
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#3Politics & Law
Terry Jones
born 1951American anti-Islamic right wing activist and the pastor of Dove World Outreach Center
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Through the years
When Cape Girardeau’s famous people were born
The 1950s top the chart, with 10 births in the decade.
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Everyone else born in Cape Girardeau
The other 36 span the years 1818 to 1995.
Allene Wilson Groves
1896–198623rd president general of the Daughters of the American Revolution
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Jackson: 8.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cape Girardeau 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)
- Rush Limbaugh: The White House from Washington, DC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Linda M. Godwin: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Jones: Mark Taylor, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chic Hecht: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- A. J. Ellis: Cbl62 on en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Spinner: Jan Slob, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hali Long: Senate of the Philippines, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daizee Haze: shstrng, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Kinder: U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Gary Ward, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- H.H. Lewis: The original uploader was SemoArchives at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Mayer: Missouri News Horizon, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shae Simmons: Sussman Imaging, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shelley Keeney: Missouri News Horizon, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen N. Limbaugh, Sr.: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William S. Stone: US Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Thomas: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons