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Famous people · Kennett

13 famous people from Kennett, many of them musicians

At the top of the list is the American musician Sheryl Crow, covered in 61 languages. Second and third on the list are Paul Caruthers Jones and David Nail. The largest group, 8, was born between 1920 and 1969. The list comes to 12.8 for every 10,000 residents, against 1.2 in the typical town in Missouri.

#2 best knownPaul Caruthers JonesPolitics & Law · 1901–1981
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Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Sheryl Crow
in 61 Wikipedia languages
First
1901
Paul Caruthers Jones
Youngest
1979
David Nail
Most common field
Music
5 people

What stands out about Kennett’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Kennett is known for

The field furthest above the usual share is musicians, at 7 times.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

The best known

Born in Kennett

Musicians take two of the three places.

SC#1
Music

Sheryl Crow

born 1962

American musician

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Paul Caruthers Jones#2
Politics & Law

Paul Caruthers Jones

1901–1981

American politician

9 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
David Nail#3
Music

David Nail

born 1979

American country musician

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Through the years

When Kennett’s famous people were born

The 1960s saw the most births of any decade: 3.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000John M. RiggsBobby CrimDavid NailPaul Caruthers Jones
MusicPolitics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsMilitary

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Kennett

Another 10, the earliest born in 1914.

WJ

Will Johnson

born 1971

American musician, singer-songwriter and painter

GH

Gene Handley

1914–2009

American baseball player

SS

Sally Stapleton

born 1957

American photojournalist

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Bobby Crim

Bobby Crim

born 1931

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
WK

William B. Kelley

1942–2016

Chicago gay activist and lawyer

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
WB

William Howard Billings

1921–1991

American judge

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kennett 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.

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