#1Famous people · Neosho
14 famous people come from Neosho, Thomas Hart Benton the best known
At the top of the list is the American painter Thomas Hart Benton, covered in 37 languages. The American ragtime composer James Scott ranks second, ahead of Donn Clendenon. From Scott Ferris in 1877 to Allen Barbre in 1984, the births cover 107 years. Between 1920 and 1969, 7 were born, the most of any period.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Thomas Hart Benton
in 37 Wikipedia languages
First
1877
Scott Ferris
Youngest
1984
Allen Barbre
Most common field
Sports
4 people
The best known
Born in Neosho
Ranked by languages covered: Thomas Hart Benton with 37, then James Scott with 20 and Donn Clendenon with 7.
#1
#2
#3Sports
Donn Clendenon
1935–2005American professional baseball player, first baseman
7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Neosho’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1880s than in any other decade: 3.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineMusicFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Neosho is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, 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 Neosho
11 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
The town’s pick
Town Square →Who’s the most famous person from Neosho?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Your pick
No picks yet
Be the first to say who Neosho’s most famous person is.
Or tell us
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Neosho 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 (7)
- Thomas Hart Benton: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Scott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donn Clendenon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Ferris: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Allen Barbre: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Kasper: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Allison Garrett: Dustin Michelson, ESU Photographer/Videographer Studio Manager, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons