#1Famous people · George
2 famous people call George their birthplace
Bob Locker, the American baseball player, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. The list has one more: the American politician Ro Foege. The longest list of any town in Iowa belongs to Waterloo, with 61. In Iowa, 439 towns have someone on the list.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Bob Locker
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1938
Bob Locker
Youngest
1938
Ro Foege
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Sports
1 people
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is George 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)
- Bob Locker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons