#12 famous people were born in Blanchard
At the top of the list is the American baseball player Pat Ragan, covered in 5 languages. The list has one more: the American football player Horse Hagerty. Pat Ragan, born in 1885, is the earliest name and Horse Hagerty, born in 1905, the latest. The longest list in Iowa is Waterloo’s, with 61 names.

Born in Blanchard
#1Who’s the most famous person from Blanchard?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Blanchard 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 (1)
- Pat Ragan: American Tobacco Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons