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Famous people · Warrenton
Warrenton counts 4 famous people, first among them Carl O. Sauer
Carl O. Sauer, the American geographer, is the most widely known, written about in 20 languages. Behind the leader come Arthur W. Hummel and Leonidas C. Dyer. Per head, the list is long: 4.4 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Missouri has 1.2. From Leonidas C. Dyer to Woodruff Randolph, the births on the list run from 1871 to 1892.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Carl O. Sauer
in 20 Wikipedia languages
First
1871
Leonidas C. Dyer
Youngest
1892
Woodruff Randolph
The best known
Born in Warrenton
Carl O. Sauer leads with articles in 20 languages, ahead of Arthur W. Hummel (9) and Leonidas C. Dyer (6).
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#3Through the years
When Warrenton’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1880s, with 2 people born in that decade.
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What Warrenton is known for
Faith leads the fields, with 1 people.
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Everyone else born in Warrenton
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Wright City: 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Warrenton 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)
- Arthur W. Hummel: Dixon, Royden, photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leonidas C. Dyer: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Reinhold Niebuhr: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons