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Famous people · Lemay

Next door to Lemay, St. Louis lists 22 famous people

So far, no famous person on record was born in Lemay. St. Joseph’s 57 names make the longest list in Missouri. After St. Joseph, the next longest list in Missouri is Columbia’s, with 51. The Missouri lists hold names for 386 towns.

Who’s listed here

Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Lemay), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Lemay has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.

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Famous people born near Lemay

The longest list nearby is St. Louis’, with 22.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lemay 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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  • T. S. Eliot: Thomas Stearns Eliot with his sister and his cousin by Lady Ottoline Morrell.jpg: Lady Ottoline Morrell (1873–1938) derivative work: Octave.H, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons