#1Famous people · Mountain Grove
7 famous people from Mountain Grove, many of them athletes
Most widely known is Brad Daugherty, the American poker player, with articles in 9 languages. The American musician Don Warden ranks second, ahead of Don Faurot. In the age of mills and railroads, 4 were born, the most of any period. Fewer than a quarter of the 391 towns in Missouri with famous people list more.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Brad Daugherty
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1893
Paul McDonald Robinett
Youngest
1975
Russ Dugger
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Mountain Grove’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Mountain Grove is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 2 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 Mountain Grove
Counted by languages, Brad Daugherty is ahead of Don Warden and Don Faurot: 9, 3 and 2.
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#3Through the years
When Mountain Grove’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1900s come out on top, with 2 births.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mountain Grove 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 (2)
- Brad Daugherty: flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Faurot: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons