#1Famous people · Anita
Anita has just one famous person to its name: Stuart Sherman
In 1881, the American literary critic Stuart Sherman was born. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. Readers can find them written up in 6 languages. No town in Iowa lists more than Waterloo, with 61.

Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Stuart Sherman
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1881
Stuart Sherman
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Anita
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Anita 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.
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- Stuart Sherman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons