#1Famous people · Garner
2 famous people call Garner their birthplace
At the top of the list is the American politician Alvin Baldus, covered in 8 languages. The only other name is the American football player Vin Schleusner. Born in 1908, Vin Schleusner is the first name on record, and Alvin Baldus, born in 1926, the most recent. 438 towns in Iowa have at least one famous person on record.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Alvin Baldus
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1908
Vin Schleusner
Youngest
1926
Alvin Baldus
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Garner
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What Garner is known for
1 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Garner 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 (1)
- Alvin Baldus: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons