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Famous people · Webb City
From 1891 to 1998, Webb City was the birthplace of 9 famous people
At the top of the list is the American musician and author Bill Moody, covered in 6 languages. Tim Spencer, the singer and actor, comes second, with Gordon Arthur Riley third. The list’s best known name, Bill Moody, dates from 1941. 3 of them were born since 1970.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Bill Moody
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1891
William Alton Jones
Youngest
1998
Zach Davidson
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Webb City’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Webb City’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1990s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.
SportsMusicScience & MedicineBusinessWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Webb City
Bill Moody has articles in 6 languages, Tim Spencer in 5 and Gordon Arthur Riley in 3.
TS#2
GR#3
Science & Medicine
Gordon Arthur Riley
1911–1985American marine biologist
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Known for
What Webb City is known for
Share of Webb City’s famous people in each field.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Webb City
6 more, 4 of them athletes.
Cheryl Najafi
Emerging multi-media leader in the lifestyle industry, curator of resources for women and an author
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Joplin’s, at 37 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Webb City 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)
- William Alton Jones: Petroleum Administration for War, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Trystan Colon-Castillo: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Langston Hughes: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons