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Famous people · Poplar Bluff
Of the 18 famous people born in Poplar Bluff, an unusual share are writers and artists
Articles in 12 languages make the American actor Scott Innes the best known. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 12 of them. Only 20 of the 390 towns in Missouri with anyone on record list more. The earliest on the list is Jessie Beard Rickly, born in 1895, and the youngest Kameron Misner, born in 1998.
Born here
18
notable people
Best known
Scott Innes
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1895
Jessie Beard Rickly
Youngest
1998
Kameron Misner
Most common field
Sports
7 people
What stands out about Poplar Bluff’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Poplar Bluff is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as writers and artists, at 2.2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Poplar Bluff’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1950s, at 3.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageNotableMilitaryMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Poplar Bluff
Scott Innes has articles in 12 languages, Ben Hansbrough in 8 and Archie League in 5.
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Everyone else born in Poplar Bluff
15 more, from 1895 to 1998.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Poplar Bluff 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)
- Archie League: FAA/National Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Lollar: San Diego Padres, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gregg Jones: Yanmega2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons