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Famous people · Inwood

4 famous people come from Inwood, Robert A. Dahl the best known

Articles in 44 languages make the American political scientist Robert A. Dahl the best known. Swen Swenson and Herma Albertson Baggley follow. Over 34 years of births, the list goes from Herma Albertson Baggley (1896) to Swen Swenson (1930). Only 108 of the 490 towns in Iowa with anyone on record list more.

#1 best knownRobert A. DahlScience & Medicine · 1915–2014
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4
notable people
Best known
Robert A. Dahl
in 44 Wikipedia languages
First
1896
Herma Albertson Baggley
Youngest
1930
Swen Swenson
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people

What stands out about Inwood’s famous people

★ What stands out · The best known

Born in Inwood

Languages with an article: 44 for Robert A. Dahl, 6 for Swen Swenson, 5 for Herma Albertson Baggley.

Robert A. Dahl#1
Science & Medicine

Robert A. Dahl

1915–2014

American political scientist

44 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
SS#2
Film, TV & Stage

Swen Swenson

1930–1993

American actor

6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Herma Albertson Baggley#3
Writing & Arts

Herma Albertson Baggley

1896–1981

American park ranger, naturalist, author, botanical collector and teacher

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Inwood’s famous people were born

The 1910s alone account for 1 of the births charted here.

Mills & railroadsThe American century19001950Herma Albertson BaggleyRobert A. Dahl
Science & MedicineFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsNotable

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What Inwood is known for

Scientists and doctors are the most numerous, 1 of them.

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Everyone

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1 more, best known first.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Inwood 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.

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