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Famous people · Eagle Grove

Frances Lee tops a list of 5 famous people born in Eagle Grove

At the top of the list is the American actress and Ziegfeld girl Frances Lee, covered in 11 languages. Robert D. Blue and Jo Oldson follow. More than half were born in the age of mills and railroads, 3 in all. From Robert D. Blue to Jo Oldson, the births on the list run from 1898 to 1956.

#1 best knownFrances LeeFilm, TV & Stage · 1906–2000
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Frances Lee
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1898
Robert D. Blue
Youngest
1956
Jo Oldson
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known

Born in Eagle Grove

Leaders take two of the three places.

Frances Lee#1
Film, TV & Stage

Frances Lee

1906–2000

American actress and Ziegfeld Girl

11 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
RB#2
Politics & Law

Robert D. Blue

1898–1989

American politician

9 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JO#3
Politics & Law

Jo Oldson

born 1956

American politician

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Eagle Grove’s famous people were born

More were born in the 1900s than in any other decade: 1.

Mills & railroadsThe American century19001950Frances Lee
Politics & LawFilm, TV & Stage

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Eagle Grove is known for

No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 2.9 times.

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 Eagle Grove

Another 2, the earliest born in 1910.

LP

Lynn Poole

1910–1969

American TV producer and popular science writer

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
AS

Alvin Setzepfandt

1924–2013

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Eagle Grove 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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