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Famous people · Overland
5 famous people were born in Overland
Articles in 8 languages make the Catholic bishop John Joseph Leibrecht the best known. The American baseball player and coach Bob Scheffing ranks second, ahead of Dave Spence. The largest group, 3, was born between 1920 and 1969. For every 10,000 residents there are 3.2 on the list, well above the typical Missouri town’s 1.2.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
John Joseph Leibrecht
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1913
Bob Scheffing
Youngest
1958
Dave Spence
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Overland
John Joseph Leibrecht has articles in 8 languages, Bob Scheffing in 3 and Dave Spence in 2.
#2
#3Through the years
When Overland’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1910s, at 2.
SportsFaithPolitics & LawMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Overland is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 2 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Overland
Still to come: 2 more, from 1919 to 1927.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Overland 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)
- Bob Scheffing: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Spence: Dave Spence, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Gale: Johnmaxmena2, CC0, Wikimedia Commons