FM#1
Famous people · Doon
Doon is the birthplace of 2 famous people
At the top of the list is the novelist Frederick Manfred, covered in 6 languages. The list has one more: the American quilt artist Jean Ray Laury. Over 16 years of births, the list goes from Frederick Manfred (1912) to Jean Ray Laury (1928). 435 towns across Iowa can name a famous person born there.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Frederick Manfred
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1912
Frederick Manfred
Youngest
1928
Jean Ray Laury
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known
Born in Doon
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Doon 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)
- Jean Ray Laury: Michael F James, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons