RR#1
Photo: TCP04 · CC BY 4.0Famous people · Versailles
4 famous people were born in Versailles
Most widely known is Ruth Royce, the actress, with articles in 8 languages. Behind the leader come Bill Laurie and June Rae Wood. Per head, the list is long: 15.3 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Missouri has 1.2. Births span 1893 to 1954, from Ruth Royce to Rodney Schad.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Ruth Royce
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1893
Ruth Royce
Youngest
1954
Rodney Schad
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
The best known
Born in Versailles
Languages with an article: 8 for Ruth Royce, 3 for Bill Laurie, 2 for June Rae Wood.
BL#2
Business
Bill Laurie
born 1952American businessman, basketball player and coach
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JW#3
Through the years
When Versailles’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1950s come out on top, with 2 births.
Film, TV & StageBusinessWriting & ArtsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Versailles is known for
The field with the most names is Film, TV & Stage: 1.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Versailles
1 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Versailles 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.