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Famous people · Gowrie
Gowrie is the birthplace of 2 famous people
The best known is the American writer Darrell Huff, with articles in 8 languages. One more name completes the list: Carl A. Youngdale. The first birth on record is Carl A. Youngdale’s, in 1912, and the last Darrell Huff’s, in 1913. Waterloo has the most of any town in Iowa: 61.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Darrell Huff
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1912
Carl A. Youngdale
Youngest
1913
Darrell Huff
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Gowrie
#2Known for
What Gowrie is known for
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gowrie 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)
- Carl A. Youngdale: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons