#1Famous people · Kirksville
23 famous people come from Kirksville, Geraldine Page the best known
The best known is the American actress Geraldine Page, with articles in 58 languages. 19 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Fewer than a quarter of the 418 towns in Missouri with famous people list more. Per head, the list is long: 13.1 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Missouri has 1.2.
Born here
23
notable people
Best known
Geraldine Page
in 58 Wikipedia languages
First
1865
Lucy Foster Madison
Youngest
1984
Zachary Wyatt
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Kirksville’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Kirksville
Ranked by languages covered: Geraldine Page with 58, then Gordon Bell with 24 and Rhonda Vincent with 10.
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#3Through the years
When Kirksville’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1930s than in any other ten years, 5 in all.
Politics & LawSportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineMusicFaithBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Kirksville is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as performers, at 1.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Kirksville
Here are 20 more, born from 1865 to 1984.
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A chosen home
Also called Kirksville home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Kirksville, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kirksville 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 (8)
- Geraldine Page: Schatt, Roy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rhonda Vincent: Forrest L. Smith, III, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rusty Draper: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Textor: Agência Senado, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Brady: Billie Shaddix, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Maxwell: Missouri State Archives from Jefferson City, Missouri, United States, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Traylor: Obrute, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zachary Wyatt: Sector001, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons