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Famous people · Clarion
Leaders stand out among the 6 famous people born in Clarion
Clifford Joy Rogers, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 6 languages. Between 1920 and 1969, 4 were born, the most of any period. Only 83 of the 455 towns in Iowa with anyone on record list more. Over 59 years of births, the list goes from Clifford Joy Rogers (1897) to John Forbes (1956).
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Clifford Joy Rogers
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1897
Clifford Joy Rogers
Youngest
1956
John Forbes
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about Clarion’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Clarion is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 3.2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Clarion
Leaders take two of the three places.
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Through the years
When Clarion’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1950s, at 2.
Politics & LawSportsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Clarion
3 more, from 1923 to 1955.
No one matches both filters.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clarion 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)
- Lee Handley: Play Ball cards, published by Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons