#1Film, TV & Stage
Steve Doocy
born 1956American television host, political commentator, and author
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Famous people · Algona
Leaders stand out among the 19 famous people born in Algona
With articles in 8 languages, Steve Doocy is the most widely known. Between 1920 and 1969, 12 were born, the most of any period. The earliest on the list is Solly Salisbury, born in 1876, and the youngest Brad Nelson, born in 1982. The list comes to 35.3 for every 10,000 residents, against 11.1 in the typical town in Iowa.
Born here
19
notable people
Best known
Steve Doocy
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1876
Solly Salisbury
Youngest
1982
Brad Nelson
Most common field
Sports
8 people
What stands out about Algona’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Algona is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 1.8 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.
The best known
Born in Algona
The three are covered in 8, 5 and 5 languages: Steve Doocy, Bob Geigel and Brad Nelson.
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When Algona’s famous people were born
The 1950s top the chart, with 4 births in the decade.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Algona 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 (8)
- Steve Doocy: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Geigel: ibgerd, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Nelson: Brent Moore from Smyrna, TN, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. L. Wilkinson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gardner Cowles Jr.: Howard Liberman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Linda Higgins: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Solly Salisbury: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom A. Wright: Florida Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons