#1Famous people · Griswold
3 famous people come from Griswold, Neville Brand the best known
The best known is the American actor Neville Brand, with articles in 23 languages. The next two names are Louis Pelzer and Guy Lowman. Neville Brand, born in 1920, is the youngest, and Guy Lowman, born in 1877, the first on record. The longest list of any town in Iowa belongs to Waterloo, with 61.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Neville Brand
in 23 Wikipedia languages
First
1877
Guy Lowman
Youngest
1920
Neville Brand
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
The best known
Born in Griswold
Counted by languages, Neville Brand is ahead of Louis Pelzer and Guy Lowman: 23, 4 and 1.
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Guy Lowman
1877–1943American college football coach, college basketball coach, college baseball coach
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Griswold 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 (2)
- Neville Brand: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy Lowman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons