#1Famous people · Corydon
4 famous people call Corydon their birthplace
Most widely known is Kathryn Marlowe, the American musician, with articles in 3 languages. Close behind are Ed Davis and Wade Harman. The oldest name on the list belongs to Paul Samson, born in 1879, the newest to Wade Harman, born in 1963. Only 108 of the 439 towns in Iowa with anyone on record list more.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Kathryn Marlowe
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1879
Paul Samson
Youngest
1963
Wade Harman
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Corydon
Kathryn Marlowe, Ed Davis and Wade Harman are written about in 3, 2 and 2 languages.
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Through the years
When Corydon’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1910s than in any other ten years, 1 in all.
SportsMusicPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Corydon is known for
2 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Corydon
1 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Corydon 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 (2)
- Kathryn Marlowe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Davis: Jeffers .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);box-sizin…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons