#1Famous people · Sparta
Sparta has just one famous person to its name: William T. Tyndall
William T. Tyndall, the American politician, was born in 1862. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. 4 languages have an article about them. The longest list of any town in Missouri belongs to St. Joseph, with 57.

Born here
1
notable people
Best known
William T. Tyndall
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1862
William T. Tyndall
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Sparta
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sparta 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 (1)
- William T. Tyndall: C. M. Bell Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons