#1Famous people · Emporia
Most of the 23 famous people born in Emporia came into the world between 1920 and 1969
At the top of the list is the American politician John Y. Mason, covered in 14 languages. The next two names are Bryant Stith and Henry Jordan. 11 of them are athletes, more than in any other field. Over 190 years of births, the list goes from John Day (1797) to E. J. Wilson (1987).
Born here
23
notable people
Best known
John Y. Mason
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1797
John Day
Youngest
1987
E. J. Wilson
Most common field
Sports
11 people
What stands out about Emporia’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Emporia’s famous people were born
The 1970s top the chart, with 4 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageMilitaryMusicWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Emporia
John Y. Mason leads with articles in 14 languages, ahead of Bryant Stith (11) and Henry Jordan (10).
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What Emporia is known for
Soldiers and sailors stand out most, at 3.6 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Emporia
20 more, 9 of them athletes.
Hermie Sadler
born 1969American stock car racing driver and professional wrestling promoter
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Emporia 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 (13)
- John Y. Mason: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryant Stith: Rikster2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Jordan: Jeno's, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John N. Dalton: SGT M.E. CHRISTAIN, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Raynor Scheine: Krayfish, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elliott Sadler: I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license:, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- June Harding: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Theresa Merritt: Waltercolor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Diana M. Fennell: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry D. Wyche: U.S. Army Materiel Command, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin S. Griffin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hermie Sadler: Mike Kalasnik, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vern Morgan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons