#1Famous people · Eddyville
The 3 famous people born in Eddyville, led by Lafayette Young
At the top of the list is the American politician Lafayette Young, covered in 10 languages. The next two names are Mary Louise Smith and Sandy Sandberg. From Lafayette Young in 1848 to Mary Louise Smith in 1914, the births cover 66 years. The longest list of any town in Iowa belongs to Waterloo, with 61.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Lafayette Young
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1848
Lafayette Young
Youngest
1914
Mary Louise Smith
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Eddyville
Two of the three are leaders.
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What Eddyville is known for
2 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Eddyville 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 (2)
- Lafayette Young: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Louise Smith: White House Photographic Office (WHPO) - Fitz-Patrick; - Frame clipping from by 0 Noctis 0 at it.wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons