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Film, TV & Stage
Shandi Finnessey
born 1978American beauty queen, model, and television hostess
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Famous people · Florissant
Performers stand out among the 22 famous people born in Florissant
Shandi Finnessey is the best known, with articles in 14 languages. Second and third on the list are Scott Bailey and Devin Williams. Most were born since 1970: 12 of them. The list comes to 4.2 for every 10,000 residents, against 1.2 in the typical town in Missouri.
Born here
22
notable people
Best known
Shandi Finnessey
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1859
Leslie Coombs Brand
Youngest
1994
Devin Williams
Most common field
Sports
15 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Florissant’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Florissant’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1990s come out on top, with 5 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Florissant is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as performers, at 2.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Florissant
First, Shandi Finnessey (14 languages), then Scott Bailey (13) and Devin Williams (10).
#2
#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Florissant
19 more, 14 of them athletes.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Florissant home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Florissant, though born elsewhere.
The town’s pick
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Famous people from the towns next door
2 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Florissant 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 (8)
- Scott Bailey: Greg Hernandez, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Devin Williams: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle McClellan: NawlinWiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- B. J. Young: Dennis Adair, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Folkerts: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathleen Madigan: Lance Cpl. Jacob A. Singsank, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sally Hampton: SallyH499 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Jordan: Joshrummel88, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons