#1Famous people · Durant
A single famous person was born in Durant: James A. Peters
In 1922, the American zoologist James A. Peters was born. Their birth falls between 1920 and 1969. Readers can find them written up in 8 languages. Famous people are on record for 439 of the towns in Iowa.

Born here
1
notable people
Best known
James A. Peters
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1922
James A. Peters
The best known
Born in Durant
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Durant 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.
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- James A. Peters: Beatriz Moisset, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons