#1Famous people · La Plata
A single famous person was born in La Plata: Lester Dent
The American writer Lester Dent was born in 1904. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. Readers can find them written up in 7 languages. The longest list of any town in Missouri belongs to St. Joseph, with 57.
Born here
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notable people
Best known
Lester Dent
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1904
Lester Dent
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in La Plata
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is La Plata 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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- Lester Dent: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons