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Famous people · Stanberry

2 famous people call Stanberry their birthplace

At the top of the list is the American baseball player Claude Thomas, covered in 3 languages. The only other name is the American politician Jim Spainhower. The list runs from Claude Thomas, born in 1890, to Jim Spainhower, born in 1928. The longest list of any town in Missouri belongs to St. Joseph, with 57.

#1 best knownClaude ThomasSports · 1890–1946
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Claude Thomas
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1890
Claude Thomas
Youngest
1928
Jim Spainhower
Most common field
Sports
1 people
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Born in Stanberry

Claude Thomas#1
Sports

Claude Thomas

1890–1946

American baseball player

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Jim Spainhower#2
Politics & Law

Jim Spainhower

1928–2018

American politician

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Stanberry 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.

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