#1Famous people · Sedalia
Writers and artists stand out among the 26 famous people born in Sedalia
Jack Oakie, the American actor, is the most widely known, written about in 28 languages. In the age of mills and railroads, 13 were born, the most of any period. Fewer than a quarter of the 389 towns in Missouri with famous people list more. For every 10,000 residents there are 11.8 on the list, well above the typical Missouri town’s 1.2.
Born here
26
notable people
Best known
Jack Oakie
in 28 Wikipedia languages
First
1874
Rena Maverick Green
Youngest
1996
Jeremy Eierman
Most common field
Sports
9 people
What stands out about Sedalia’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Sedalia is known for
Sedalia has 1.9× the usual share of writers and artists.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Sedalia
First, Jack Oakie (28 languages), then Dorothy Dwan (15) and Josh Prenot (15).
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When Sedalia’s famous people were born
The 1890s alone account for 5 of the births charted here.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageNotableMusicScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Sedalia
Of the other 23, 8 are athletes.
Rena Maverick Green
1874–1962Artist, civic activist, historic preservationist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sedalia 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)
- Jack Oakie: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy Dwan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Prenot: JD Lasica from Pleasanton, CA, US, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clyde De Vinna: www.oscars.org, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Dandy: photograph of Johns Hopkins Hospital, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kim Anderson: Bwwolz86, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Priscilla Moran: Evans Studio, LA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Albert Shannon: The New York Times, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons