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Famous people · Fort Leonard Wood

7 famous people from Fort Leonard Wood, many of them leaders

Articles in 13 languages make the American politician Mike Coffman the best known. Second place goes to the American photographer Robert ParkeHarrison, third to Jordan Sonnenblick. The largest group, 7, was born between 1920 and 1969. Mike Coffman, born in 1955, is the earliest name and Jordan Sonnenblick, born in 1969, the latest.

#1 best knownMike CoffmanPolitics & Law · born 1955
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7
notable people
Best known
Mike Coffman
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1955
Mike Coffman
Youngest
1969
Jordan Sonnenblick
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people

What stands out about Fort Leonard Wood’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Fort Leonard Wood’s famous people were born

The 1960s top the chart, with 4 births in the decade.

The American centuryToday195020002050Mike Coffman
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & Stage

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

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What Fort Leonard Wood is known for

Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 2.7 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 Fort Leonard Wood

Two of the three are writers and artists.

Mike Coffman#1
Politics & Law

Mike Coffman

born 1955

American politician

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RP#2
Writing & Arts

Robert ParkeHarrison

born 1968

American photographer

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Jordan Sonnenblick#3
Writing & Arts

Jordan Sonnenblick

born 1969

American writer

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Fort Leonard Wood

Another 4, the earliest born in 1956.

EH

Elizabeth Hernandez

born 1961

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Rick Dantzler

Rick Dantzler

born 1956

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
MG

Mark Gruner

born 1958

American actor

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
GH

Greg Hembree

born 1960

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fort Leonard Wood 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.

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