#1Famous people · Potosi
7 famous people were born in Potosi from 1825 to 1967
Don Choate, the baseball player, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. The list’s best known name, Don Choate, dates from 1938. 3 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Fewer than a quarter of the 406 towns in Missouri with famous people list more.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Don Choate
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1825
Stephen Samuel Perry
Youngest
1967
Donne Wall
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Potosi
Don Choate leads with articles in 3 languages, ahead of Firmin V. Desloge (3) and John A. Lankford (3).
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#3Through the years
When Potosi’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1930s, with 1 births.
SportsBusinessWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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What Potosi is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 3.
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Another 4, the earliest born in 1825.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Potosi 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)
- Don Choate: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Firmin V. Desloge: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John A. Lankford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons