Hartville is the birthplace of 3 famous people
Articles in 3 languages make the American politician in Missouri Jack Curtis the best known. Donald Dedmon and Walter Mitchell follow. Over 55 years of births, the list goes from Walter Mitchell (1876) to Donald Dedmon (1931). The longest list of any town in Missouri belongs to St. Joseph, with 57.

Born in Hartville
Jack Curtis leads with articles in 3 languages, ahead of Donald Dedmon (2) and Walter Mitchell (2).
Donald Dedmon
1931–1998American academic administrator
#3What Hartville is known for
Leaders are the most numerous, 1 of them.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hartville 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 (1)
- Walter Mitchell: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons