#1Famous people · Dubuque
43 famous people were born in Dubuque, most of them between 1920 and 1969
Articles in 43 languages make the American actress Kate Mulgrew the best known. 4 were born in 1970 or later. For its size the list is short: 7.3 for every 10,000 residents, against 11.1 in the typical Iowa town. From George W. Healey in 1842 to Anna Lore in 1993, the births cover 151 years.
Born here
43
notable people
Best known
Kate Mulgrew
in 43 Wikipedia languages
First
1842
George W. Healey
Youngest
1993
Anna Lore
Most common field
Politics & Law
11 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Dubuque’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Dubuque
Ranked by languages covered: Kate Mulgrew with 43, then Margaret Lindsay with 24 and David Drake with 19.
#1
#2DD#3
Writing & Arts
David Drake
1945–2023American author of science fiction and fantasy literature
19 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Dubuque’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1950s than in any other decade: 8.
Politics & LawSportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsBusinessMusicNotableFaithScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Dubuque is known for
Dubuque has 2.7× the usual share of business people.
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 Dubuque
Another 40, the earliest born in 1842.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Dubuque home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 3 in all, led by Mary Kenneth Keller.
Mary Kenneth Keller
1913–1985First American woman to receive a PhD in computer science (1913-1985); simultaneously with Irving Tang first American to receive PhD in computer science, nun
FaithWikipedia ↗
The town’s pick
Town Square →Who’s the most famous person from Dubuque?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Your pick
No picks yet
Be the first to say who Dubuque’s most famous person is.
Or tell us
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dubuque 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)
- Kate Mulgrew: Mike Muegel, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Lindsay: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kayla Banwarth: U.S. Department of State from United States, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rod Blum: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Keenan: unattributed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Kenneth Keller: Edwin Stein and John Kreissler/Wisconsin State Journal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Graham Harman: DoctorWolffel, CC0, Wikimedia Commons