JT#1
Military
John F. Thorson
1920–1944United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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Famous people · Armstrong
2 famous people were born in Armstrong
At the top of the list is the united States Army Medal of Honor recipient John F. Thorson, covered in 2 languages. The list has one more: the American historian Paul F. Grendler. The first birth on record is John F. Thorson’s, in 1920, and the last Paul F. Grendler’s, in 1936. The longest list of any town in Iowa belongs to Waterloo, with 61.
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2
notable people
Best known
John F. Thorson
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1920
John F. Thorson
Youngest
1936
Paul F. Grendler
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Armstrong 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.