#1Famous people · Norborne
Erle C. Kenton tops a list of 3 famous people born in Norborne
Erle C. Kenton, the film director, is the most widely known, written about in 20 languages. Behind the leader come Pauline Gracia Beery Mack and Max Lane. From Pauline Gracia Beery Mack to Max Lane, the births on the list run from 1891 to 1971. The longest list of any town in Missouri belongs to St. Joseph, with 57.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Erle C. Kenton
in 20 Wikipedia languages
First
1891
Pauline Gracia Beery Mack
Youngest
1971
Max Lane
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
The best known
Born in Norborne
Counted by languages, Erle C. Kenton is ahead of Pauline Gracia Beery Mack and Max Lane: 20, 10 and 3.
#1#2Science & Medicine
Pauline Gracia Beery Mack
1891–1974American chemist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Norborne 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 (3)
- Erle C. Kenton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pauline Gracia Beery Mack: Underwood & Underwood / Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Max Lane: Michael Wilson on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons