#1Frances Lee
1906–2000American actress and Ziegfeld Girl
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
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.

Leaders take two of the three places.
#1American actress and Ziegfeld Girl
More were born in the 1900s than in any other decade: 1.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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.
Another 2, the earliest born in 1910.
No one matches both filters.
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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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.