#1Famous people · Rolla
16 famous people were born in Rolla, more of them scientists and doctors than in most towns
At the top of the list is the American politician Claire McCaskill, covered in 35 languages. Close behind are Shannon Miller and John A. Rogers. 8 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. The list is still growing: 3 were born since 1970.
Born here
16
notable people
Best known
Claire McCaskill
in 35 Wikipedia languages
First
1882
Elmer Keeton
Youngest
1981
Jeff Pogue
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Rolla’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Rolla is known for
Rolla has 4.2× the usual share of scientists and doctors.
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 Rolla’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1960s, with 4 people born in that decade.
Politics & LawScience & MedicineSportsWriting & ArtsMilitaryFaithMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Rolla
Claire McCaskill leads with articles in 35 languages, ahead of Shannon Miller (27) and John A. Rogers (9).
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#3Science & Medicine
John A. Rogers
born 1967American chemist and materials scientist
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Rolla
13 more, from 1882 to 1981.
Robin Carnahan
born 1961Administrator of the General Services Administration since 2021
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Elmer Keeton
1882–1947American musicologist, founder of Keeton's Oakland Color Chorus
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A chosen home
Also called Rolla home
Born elsewhere, Daniel Oerther lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rolla 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 (8)
- Claire McCaskill: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shannon Miller: Shannon Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John A. Rogers: Jrogers9999, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robin Carnahan: U.S. General Services Administration, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Lott: Renate Schmid, Copyright is with MFO, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Marv Breuer: Play Ball cards, published by Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- R. Bland Mitchell: Photographer not named., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Oerther: Oertherdb, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons