#1Famous people · Fredericktown
Fredericktown is the birthplace of 4 famous people
Most widely known is Jordan E. Cravens, the American politician, with articles in 7 languages. Behind the leader come Johnny Schulte and Nathan T. Velar. The first birth on record is Jordan E. Cravens’, in 1830, and the last Sister Claire Marie Wick’s, in 1915. More are leaders than anything else, 2 in all.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Jordan E. Cravens
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1830
Jordan E. Cravens
Youngest
1915
Sister Claire Marie Wick
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Fredericktown
Leaders take two of the three places.
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#3Politics & Law
Nathan T. Velar
1858–1928African American elected official, politician
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Fredericktown’s famous people were born
The 1830s alone account for 1 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawSportsFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Fredericktown is known for
The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 2.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Fredericktown
1 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fredericktown 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)
- Jordan E. Cravens: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Schulte: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan T. Velar: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons