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Famous people · Decatur

Decatur has no famous person on record yet

Across Iowa, 455 towns list someone born there. No town in Iowa lists more than Waterloo, with 61. After Waterloo, the next longest list in Iowa is Iowa City’s, with 54.

Who’s listed here

Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Decatur), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Decatur has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.

Back to Decatur

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Decatur 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.