#1Famous people · Gallatin
9 famous people were born in Gallatin, most of them in the age of mills and railroads
The best known is the American politician Conrad Burns, with articles in 21 languages. From Alexander Monroe Dockery to Brice Garnett, the births on the list run from 1845 to 1982. More are leaders than anything else, 3 in all. Only 42 of the 387 towns in Missouri with anyone on record list more.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Conrad Burns
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1845
Alexander Monroe Dockery
Youngest
1982
Brice Garnett
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Gallatin
Conrad Burns, Walter Page and Alexander Monroe Dockery are written about in 21, 10 and 7 languages.
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#3Through the years
When Gallatin’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1930s come out on top, with 1 births.
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What Gallatin is known for
Gallatin has 1.6× the usual share of leaders.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gallatin 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 (7)
- Conrad Burns: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Monroe Dockery: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Buzz Barton: Film Booking Offices of America, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Thornton Kemper, Sr.: JonathanKemper, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- F. D. Wickham: Oklahoma A&M College, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Forrest Alexander: The Oregon Daily Journal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- H. Frank Lawrence: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons