#1Politics & Law
Thomas Clement Fletcher
1827–1899American politician (1827–1899); Governor of Missouri from 1865 to 1869
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Famous people · Herculaneum
3 famous people were born in Herculaneum from 1821 to 1948
Best known of all is Thomas Clement Fletcher, written about in 9 languages. Guy M. Bryan, the American politician, comes second, with Tony Stevens third. Next door, Crystal City lists 5, led by Bill Bradley. The list comes to 5.9 for every 10,000 residents, against 1.2 in the typical town in Missouri.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Thomas Clement Fletcher
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1821
Guy M. Bryan
Youngest
1948
Tony Stevens
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Herculaneum
Leaders take two of the three places.
#1
#2TS#3
Film, TV & Stage
Tony Stevens
1948–2011American choreographer, director, dancer
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What Herculaneum is known for
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Crystal City counts 5 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Herculaneum 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)
- Thomas Clement Fletcher: Missouri Life Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy M. Bryan: CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Bradley: Jay Godwin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons