#1Famous people · O'Fallon
Of the 12 famous people born in O'Fallon, an unusual share are athletes
Josh Sargent, the American soccer player, is the most widely known, written about in 30 languages. Second and third on the list are Megan Meier and Jincy Roese. More than half were born since 1970, 9 in all. The first birth on record is George Dames’, in 1936, and the last Adam Beaudry’s, in 2006.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Josh Sargent
in 30 Wikipedia languages
First
1936
George Dames
Youngest
2006
Adam Beaudry
Most common field
Sports
7 people
What stands out about O'Fallon’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When O'Fallon’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1990s, with 3 births.
SportsNotableWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What O'Fallon is known for
O'Fallon has 1.6× the usual share of athletes.
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 O'Fallon
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Everyone else born in O'Fallon
A further 9 follow, born between 1936 and 2006.
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St. Peters leads the towns around it, with 4 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is O'Fallon 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 (5)
- Josh Sargent: حسین ظهروند, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jincy Roese: John Mac, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clint Watts: Cameras of the United States Senate in testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee from 30 March 2017 hearing., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Dunne: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nate Orf: Minda Haas Kuhlmann: flickr, personal website, twitter, instagram, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons