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Famous people · St. Ignatius

3 famous people call St. Ignatius their birthplace

Most widely known is Diane Sands, the American politician, with articles in 5 languages. Second place goes to the American writer D'Arcy McNickle, third to Shelly Fyant. The first birth on record is D'Arcy McNickle’s, in 1904, and the last Diane Sands’, in 1947. Missoula’s 70 names make the longest list in Montana.

Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Diane Sands
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1904
D'Arcy McNickle
Youngest
1947
Diane Sands
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in St. Ignatius

Diane Sands has articles in 5 languages, D'Arcy McNickle in 3 and Shelly Fyant in 2.

DS#1
Politics & Law

Diane Sands

born 1947

American politician

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
DM#2
Writing & Arts

D'Arcy McNickle

1904–1977

American writer

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
SF#3
Politics & Law

Shelly Fyant

American politician

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is St. Ignatius 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.