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Famous people · Salem
4 famous people were born in Salem
Paulette Jiles, the Canadian writer, is the most widely known, written about in 9 languages. The next two names are Elmer Jacobs and Ralph K. Hofer. Over 78 years of births, the list goes from Elmer Jacobs (1892) to Kevin Elmer (1970). Only 84 of the 390 towns in Missouri with anyone on record list more.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Paulette Jiles
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1892
Elmer Jacobs
Youngest
1970
Kevin Elmer
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Salem
Paulette Jiles leads with articles in 9 languages, ahead of Elmer Jacobs (3) and Ralph K. Hofer (2).
#2
#3Through the years
When Salem’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1940s than in any other ten years, 1 in all.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Salem is known for
1 of them work in Writing & Arts, the biggest field.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Salem
1 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Salem 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 (2)
- Elmer Jacobs: Zeenut, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph K. Hofer: USAAF, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons