EC#1
Science & Medicine
Ellen Church
1904–1965American pilot, flight attendant and nurse
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Famous people · Cresco
Most of the 17 famous people born in Cresco came into the world in the age of mills and railroads
With articles in 26 languages, Ellen Church is the most widely known. Behind the leader come Charles Bowers and Tami Hoag. Only 26 of the 441 towns in Iowa with anyone on record list more. Lois Carter Kimball Mathews Rosenberry (1873) and Tami Hoag (1959) mark the two ends of the list.
Born here
17
notable people
Best known
Ellen Church
in 26 Wikipedia languages
First
1873
Lois Carter Kimball Mathews Rosenberry
Youngest
1959
Tami Hoag
Most common field
Writing & Arts
3 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Cresco
Counted by languages, Ellen Church is ahead of Charles Bowers and Tami Hoag: 26, 12 and 9.
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Through the years
When Cresco’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1880s come out on top, with 3 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Cresco is known for
Cresco has 4.9× the usual share of soldiers and sailors.
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 Cresco
14 more, from 1873 to 1943.
Lois Carter Kimball Mathews Rosenberry
1873–1958American historian & educator
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Ernest J. Windmiller
1897–1971American politician – Minnesota -- "Ernie, E.J." House 1943-60 (District 50)
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A chosen home
Also called Cresco home
Born elsewhere, Mary Jo Wilhelm lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cresco 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 (7)
- Charles Bowers: Photographer unidentified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edouard Izac: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Otis Halbert Holmes: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dana G. Mead: Kendall Reves (photographer), Susan Johnson (copyright holder), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lois Carter Kimball Mathews Rosenberry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank J. Lowry: Believed to be Dale Rooks, official USCG combat photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Sherwin Simonds: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons