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FREDERICKTOWN

Most Famous People Born in Fredericktown, United States

Notable people
443
Peak decade
1940s
Median birth year
1921
Most distinctive
Screenwriter 5.7×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Fredericktown during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Fredericktown Is Known For

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Politician is Fredericktown's biggest profession — 11% of all notables (49).

Fredericktown over-indexes on screenwriter5.7× the global rate.

Fredericktown under-produces football — only 0.3× the global rate.

  1. Politician49
  2. Actor35
  3. Writer24
  4. Basket19
  5. Officer13
  6. Football13
  7. Baseball11
  8. Film11
  1. Screenwriter115.7×
  2. Novelist95.1×
  3. Officer134.5×
  4. Basket193.4×
  5. Engineer72.5×
  6. Business102.3×
  7. Baseball112.2×
  8. Film112.0×
  1. Football130.3×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Fredericktown's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

1800185019001950
  • Sports
  • Film & TV
  • Politics & Law
  • Writing
  • Science
  • Military
  • Other
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Showing 18 of 443 notable people

0004 MILITAR

William Quantrill

1837 - 1865

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0022 OFFICER

James W. Forsyth

1835 - 1906

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0060 LAWYER

Henry B. Banning

1836 - 1881

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0063 MISSIONARY

Leroy Lansing Janes

1838 - 1909

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0073 JOURNALIST

Thomas Tibbles

1838 - 1928

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0090 POLITICIAN

Alphonso Hart

1830 - 1910

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0101 POLITICIAN

Moses Hull

1836 - 1907

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0103 POLITICIAN

Benjamin T. Frederick

1834 - 1903

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0110 LAWYER

Jordan E. Cravens

1830 - 1914

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0117 ABOLITIONIST

Lucy Stanton (abolitionist)

1831 - 1910

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0203 TEACHER

Sarah Ann Dickey

1838 - 1904

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0306 POLITICIAN

James G. Bull

1838 - 1927

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0319 ARMY

Henry F. Frizzell

1839 - 1904

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0323 POLITICIAN

William Kennedy (Montana)

1835 - 1904

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0345 POLITICIAN

Robert Vaughn (Australian politician)

1833 - 1908

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0406 POLITICIAN

J. E. Tucker

1833 - 1910

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0419 POLITICIAN

Barnabas Collins

1836 - 1901

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0429 POLITICIAN

George Dorn

1836 - 1891

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