#1Famous people · Council Bluffs
Most of the 51 famous people born in Council Bluffs came into the world between 1920 and 1969
The best known is the American inventor Lee de Forest, with articles in 55 languages. Second and third on the list are Art Farmer and Ernest B. Schoedsack. Council Bluffs ranks 3rd of the 473 towns in Iowa with anyone listed. Births span 1873 to 2001, from Lee de Forest to Cole Jensen.
Born here
51
notable people
Best known
Lee de Forest
in 55 Wikipedia languages
First
1873
Lee de Forest
Youngest
2001
Cole Jensen
Most common field
Sports
16 people
What stands out about Council Bluffs’ famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Council Bluffs
Lee de Forest, Art Farmer and Ernest B. Schoedsack are written about in 55, 29 and 24 languages.
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#3Film, TV & Stage
Ernest B. Schoedsack
1893–1979American film director, cinematographer, producer, and photographer
24 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Council Bluffs’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1920s, at 9.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineNotableMusicMilitaryFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Council Bluffs is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 1.5 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Council Bluffs
Still to come: 48 more, from 1884 to 2001.
Christian Beranek
born 1974American graphic novelist, actor, musician and film/television producer
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Jack Daniels
1923–2003State Representative from New Mexico and U.S. Senate Candidate
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
John Smaligo Jr.
born 1975Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 2 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Council Bluffs 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 (9)
- Lee de Forest: Credit Line: The National Cyclopedia of American Biography, courtesy AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives, T. J. J. See Collection, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Farmer: vernon.hyde, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest B. Schoedsack: Paramount Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Langdon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Gilman: Takedown Wrestling, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John S. McCain, Jr.: U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zoe Ann Olsen-Jensen: RJ Reynolds, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joan Freeman: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marlon Brando: None visible/Paramount Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons