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Famous people · Estherville
Most of the 10 famous people born in Estherville came into the world between 1920 and 1969
Dixie Willson leads the list, covered in 6 languages. From Dixie Willson to Greg Stevens, the births on the list run from 1890 to 1960. Fewer than a quarter of the 507 towns in Iowa with famous people list more. The list comes to 17.1 for every 10,000 residents, against 11.1 in the typical town in Iowa.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Dixie Willson
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1890
Dixie Willson
Youngest
1960
Greg Stevens
Most common field
Writing & Arts
3 people
The best known
Born in Estherville
The three are covered in 6, 5 and 4 languages: Dixie Willson, Kay Halloran and Cuthbert Corwin Hurd.
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Science & Medicine
Cuthbert Corwin Hurd
1911–1996American computer scientist
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Estherville’s famous people were born
The 1930s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineMusicSportsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Estherville is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is writers and artists, at 3 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 Estherville
7 more names, born between 1929 and 1960.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Estherville 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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- Craig Thompson: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons