#1Famous people · Sweet Springs
Sweet Springs is the birthplace of 3 famous people
Articles in 6 languages make the American politician Dorsey W. Shackleford the best known. Second and third on the list are Adna R. Johnson and Pat Collins. The earliest on the list is Dorsey W. Shackleford, born in 1853, and the youngest Pat Collins, born in 1896. No town in Missouri lists more than St. Joseph, with 57.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Dorsey W. Shackleford
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1853
Dorsey W. Shackleford
Youngest
1896
Pat Collins
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Sweet Springs
First, Dorsey W. Shackleford (6 languages), then Adna R. Johnson (5) and Pat Collins (3).
#1#2Politics & Law
Adna R. Johnson
1860–1938American lawyer and politician
5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Known for
What Sweet Springs is known for
Leaders are the most numerous, 2 of them.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sweet Springs 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 (3)
- Dorsey W. Shackleford: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adna R. Johnson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Collins: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons