#1Famous people · Galena
Galena is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Best known of all is Dewey Jackson Short, written about in 6 languages. The only other name is the American priest Pamela Pauly Chinnis. Dewey Jackson Short, born in 1898, is the earliest name and Pamela Pauly Chinnis, born in 1925, the latest. The longest list of any town in Missouri belongs to St. Joseph, with 57.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Dewey Jackson Short
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1898
Dewey Jackson Short
Youngest
1925
Pamela Pauly Chinnis
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Galena
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Galena 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)
- Dewey Jackson Short: Oil on canvas, P.A. Leason, 1956, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pamela Pauly Chinnis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons