#1Famous people · Raytown
3 famous people call Raytown their birthplace
Bob Allison, the American baseball player, is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. The American football player Roger Allen III ranks second, ahead of Sarah Schneider. Over 52 years of births, the list goes from Bob Allison (1934) to Roger Allen III (1986). Of the towns next door, Kansas City lists the most: 36, with Ed Asner first.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Bob Allison
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1934
Bob Allison
Youngest
1986
Roger Allen III
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Raytown
By how many languages cover them, Bob Allison comes first (8), then Roger Allen III (4) and Sarah Schneider (3).
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Raytown 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 Allison: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Allen III: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Asner: Terry Ballard, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons