#1Politics & Law
Katie Porter
born 1974U.S. Representative from California
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Famous people · Fort Dodge
Of the 47 famous people born in Fort Dodge, an unusual share are writers and artists
Best known of all is Katie Porter, written about in 16 languages. Corita Kent, the pop artist, comes second, with Samuel Z. Arkoff third. The largest group, 25, was born between 1920 and 1969. The list runs from Holm O. Bursum, born in 1867, to Cathy Ang, born in 1996.
Born here
47
notable people
Best known
Katie Porter
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1867
Holm O. Bursum
Youngest
1996
Cathy Ang
Most common field
Politics & Law
14 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Fort Dodge’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Fort Dodge is known for
Fort Dodge has 2.1× the usual share of writers and artists.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Fort Dodge
First, Katie Porter (16 languages), then Corita Kent (14) and Samuel Z. Arkoff (12).
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#3Film, TV & Stage
Samuel Z. Arkoff
1918–2001American producer of B movies
12 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Fort Dodge’s famous people were born
The 1940s top the chart, with 10 births in the decade.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Fort Dodge
Another 44, the earliest born in 1867.
Robert Kolb
born 1941Lutheran Pastor, Missionary, American theologian, professor emeritus of Systematic Theology
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A chosen home
Also called Fort Dodge home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 2 in all, led by Libbie Henrietta Hyman.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fort Dodge 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 (8)
- Katie Porter: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Z. Arkoff: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holm O. Bursum: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon Porter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emil Lewis Holmdahl: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Christopher: hinnk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Struecker: U. S. Air Force photo by Sue Sapp., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Libbie Henrietta Hyman: Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer. You must also include a United States public domain …, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons