#1Famous people · St. James
St. James has one famous person on record
The American philanthropist Lucy Wortham James was born in 1880. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. Their story is told in 2 languages. The longest list of any town in Missouri belongs to St. Joseph, with 57.

Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Lucy Wortham James
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1880
Lucy Wortham James
Most common field
Business
1 people
The best known
Born in St. James
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is St. James 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)
- Lucy Wortham James: John Singer Sargent, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons