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Photo: Ashton B Crew · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · Ankeny
Ankeny is the birthplace of 3 famous people
Most widely known is Jeff Lamberti, the American politician, with articles in 4 languages. Second and third on the list are Todd Sievers and Joel Lanning. Joel Lanning, born in 1994, is the youngest, and Jeff Lamberti, born in 1962, the first on record. For its size the list is short: 0.4 for every 10,000 residents, against 11.1 in the typical Iowa town.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Jeff Lamberti
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1962
Jeff Lamberti
Youngest
1994
Joel Lanning
Most common field
Sports
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Ankeny
By how many languages cover them, Jeff Lamberti comes first (4), then Todd Sievers (2) and Joel Lanning (1).
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Known for
What Ankeny is known for
2 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
A chosen home
Also called Ankeny home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Ankeny, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ankeny 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.