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Famous people · Gladbrook

The 2 famous people born in Gladbrook, led by Clifford Berry

Most widely known is Clifford Berry, the American computer scientist, with articles in 14 languages. The only other name is the American politician John Putney. From Clifford Berry to John Putney, the births on the list run from 1918 to 1944. The longest list in Iowa is Waterloo’s, with 61 names.

Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Clifford Berry
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1918
Clifford Berry
Youngest
1944
John Putney
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known

Born in Gladbrook

CB#1
Science & Medicine

Clifford Berry

1918–1963

American computer scientist

14 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JP#2
Politics & Law

John Putney

born 1944

American politician

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gladbrook 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.