#1Science & Medicine
Althea Sherman
1853–1943American ornithologist, artist and educator
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Famous people · Farmersburg
3 famous people call Farmersburg their birthplace
With articles in 9 languages, Althea Sherman is the most widely known. Behind the leader come John L. Bascom and Terry Beucher. Births span 1853 to 1937, from Althea Sherman to Terry Beucher. No town in Iowa lists more than Waterloo, with 61.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Althea Sherman
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1853
Althea Sherman
Youngest
1937
Terry Beucher
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Farmersburg
Counted by languages, Althea Sherman is ahead of John L. Bascom and Terry Beucher: 9, 2 and 2.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Farmersburg 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)
- Althea Sherman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John L. Bascom: It's on the Iowa Legislature webpage, but the section most likely comes from the Iowa Official Register, a biannual production of the Iowa Secretary of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons