#1Famous people · Cherokee
24 famous people were born in Cherokee, most of them in the age of mills and railroads
The best known is the track and field competitor Edward Lindberg, with articles in 22 languages. 7 of them are athletes, more than in any other field. The list comes to 46.6 for every 10,000 residents, against 11.1 in the typical town in Iowa. Only 17 of the 439 towns in Iowa with anyone on record list more.
Born here
24
notable people
Best known
Edward Lindberg
in 22 Wikipedia languages
First
1879
Guy Gillette
Youngest
1973
David Dawson
Most common field
Sports
7 people
The best known
Born in Cherokee
First, Edward Lindberg (22 languages), then Guy Gillette (10) and Harold D. Schuster (9).
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Film, TV & Stage
Harold D. Schuster
1902–1986American film director and film editor
9 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Cherokee’s famous people were born
The 1880s alone account for 6 of the births charted here.
SportsPolitics & LawMilitaryWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageMusicNotableScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Cherokee is known for
Compared with the usual town, soldiers and sailors are the most over-represented field, at 3.5 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Cherokee
Another 21, 6 of them athletes.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cherokee 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)
- Edward Lindberg: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy Gillette: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal C. Johnson: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Dale Ryan: United States Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Block: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph A. Green: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis L. Sampson: Oscar E. Porter, US Army Photographic Agency, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elwood Brown: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons