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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

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1940s with 35 notable births.

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 13 of 443 notable people

0013 OFFICER

Thomas Custer

1845 - 1876

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0022 OFFICER

James W. Forsyth

1835 - 1906

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0065 OFFICER

Dean Hess

1917 - 2015

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0189 OFFICER

James L. Kauffman

1887 - 1963

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0191 OFFICER

David McDougal

1809 - 1882

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0196 OFFICER

Benjamin W. Chidlaw

1900 - 1977

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0204 OFFICER

Keith B. McCutcheon

1915 - 1971

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0233 OFFICER

John Frederick Parker (United States Navy)

1853 - 1911

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0234 OFFICER

Orin G. Murfin

1876 - 1956

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0281 OFFICER

Lawrence H. Livingston

1940 - 2018

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0338 OFFICER

David F. Bice

Born 1945

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0344 OFFICER

Jonathan Young (commodore)

1826 - 1885

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0347 OFFICER

Robert D. Shadley

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