#1Famous people · Fenton
Fenton is the birthplace of 4 famous people
At the top of the list is the American racing driver Ken Schrader, covered in 9 languages. The next two names are Mike Wallace and Lyle Bouck. Only 84 of the 386 towns in Missouri with anyone on record list more. The first birth on record is Lyle Bouck’s, in 1923, and the last Josh Arnold’s, in 1978.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Ken Schrader
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1923
Lyle Bouck
Youngest
1978
Josh Arnold
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Fenton
Ken Schrader, Mike Wallace and Lyle Bouck are written about in 9, 4 and 3 languages.
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#3Through the years
When Fenton’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1950s come out on top, with 2 births.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fenton 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 (3)
- Ken Schrader: TaurusEmerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Wallace: Nascar fan mx, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyle Bouck: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons