St. Joseph, Missouri
St. Joseph, Missouri ranks 1,293rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Miyazaki (city), Köthen, and Harlow. Memorable people born in St. Joseph, Missouri include Eminem, Jane Wyman, and Coleman Hawkins. Memorable people who died in St. Joseph, Missouri include Jesse James. St. Joseph, Missouri has been the birth place of many actors, and politicians and the death place of many mafiosos. St. Joseph, Missouri is located in United States.
St. Joseph is a city in Andrew and Buchanan counties and the county seat of Buchanan County, Missouri, United States. Located on the Missouri River, it is the principal city of the St. Joseph Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Buchanan, Andrew, and DeKalb counties in Missouri and Doniphan County, Kansas. As of the 2020 census, St. Joseph had a total population of 72,473, making it the 8th most populous city in the state, and the 3rd most populous in Northwest Missouri. St. Joseph is located roughly thirty miles north of the Kansas City, Missouri, city limits and approximately 125 miles (201 km) south of Omaha, Nebraska. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1876 and 1972, St. Joseph, Missouri was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including Eminem, Jane Wyman, and Coleman Hawkins. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in St. Joseph, Missouri including Jesse James.
People Born in St. Joseph, Missouri
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Eminem
SINGER
1972 - Present
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 1
Jane Wyman
ACTOR
1917 - 2007
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 2
Coleman Hawkins
MUSICIAN
1904 - 1969
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 3
Walter Cronkite
PRESENTER
1916 - 2009
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 4
Georgia Hale
ACTOR
1900 - 1985
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 5
Nellie Tayloe Ross
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1977
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 6
Shere Hite
WRITER
1942 - 2020
HPI: 46.62
Rank: 7
Betty Garrett
ACTOR
1919 - 2011
HPI: 43.40
Rank: 8
Ruth Warrick
ACTOR
1916 - 2005
HPI: 41.81
Rank: 9
Irving Bacon
ACTOR
1893 - 1965
HPI: 41.38
Rank: 10
Jim Webb
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 41.33
Rank: 11
Timothy Omundson
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 39.30
Rank: 12
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day St. Joseph, Missouri were actors (6), politicians (2), singers (1), musicians (1), and presenters (1), while most who died were mafiosos (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, singers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in St. Joseph, Missouri, including Eminem. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day St. Joseph, Missouri, including Jane Wyman, Georgia Hale, and Betty Garrett.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 9 globally memorable people born in St. Joseph, Missouri since 1700.
