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Famous people · Albia
9 famous people were born in Albia, more of them writers and artists than in most towns
The best known is the American cowboy poet Charles Badger Clark, with articles in 6 languages. James Stevens is second and Ellsworth Young third. In the age of mills and railroads, 7 were born, the most of any period. The list comes to 24.6 for every 10,000 residents, against 11.1 in the typical town in Iowa.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Charles Badger Clark
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1862
Ella E. McBride
Youngest
1977
Taylor Yarkosky
Most common field
Writing & Arts
4 people
What stands out about Albia’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Albia is known for
Albia has 4.4× the usual share of writers and artists.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Albia
All three are writers and artists.
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Through the years
When Albia’s famous people were born
The 1860s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Everyone else born in Albia
6 more names, born between 1862 and 1977.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Albia 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 (3)
- Ella E. McBride: Wayne Albee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Parry: University of Chicago, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Taylor Yarkosky: Florida House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons