#1Famous people · Dexter
5 famous people were born in Dexter
Andrew J. Hinshaw, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. The American baseball player Max West ranks second, ahead of Clarence Paul Oliver. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 3 of them. The list comes to 6.3 for every 10,000 residents, against 1.2 in the typical town in Missouri.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Andrew J. Hinshaw
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1898
Clarence Paul Oliver
Youngest
1953
David Lee
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Dexter
Languages with an article: 8 for Andrew J. Hinshaw, 4 for Max West, 2 for Clarence Paul Oliver.
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Through the years
When Dexter’s famous people were born
The 1920s saw the most births of any decade: 1.
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What Dexter is known for
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Everyone else born in Dexter
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dexter 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 (4)
- Andrew J. Hinshaw: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Max West: Play Ball cards, published by Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Lee: Chrisjnelson at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George K. Sisler: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons