#1Famous people · Doniphan
3 famous people call Doniphan their birthplace
Billy Yates, the American singer, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. The American basketball player Matt Rogers ranks second, ahead of James L. Bradley. Born in 1891, James L. Bradley is the first name on record, and Matt Rogers, born in 1987, the most recent. In Missouri, 389 towns have someone on the list.
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3
notable people
Best known
Billy Yates
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1891
James L. Bradley
Youngest
1987
Matt Rogers
Most common field
Music
1 people
The best known
Born in Doniphan
First, Billy Yates (5 languages), then Matt Rogers (4) and James L. Bradley (2).
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Doniphan 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 (2)
- Billy Yates: TenPoundHammer, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James L. Bradley: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons