#1Famous people · Keokuk
Keokuk counts 24 famous people, first among them Conrad Nagel
The best known is the American actor Conrad Nagel, with articles in 25 languages. Elsa Maxwell is second and Richard Page third. The largest group, 11, was born in the age of mills and railroads. Over 118 years of births, the list goes from Edward Kimball (1859) to Amy Nielsen (1977).
Born here
24
notable people
Best known
Conrad Nagel
in 25 Wikipedia languages
First
1859
Edward Kimball
Youngest
1977
Amy Nielsen
Most common field
Sports
6 people
The best known
Born in Keokuk
Counted by languages, Conrad Nagel is ahead of Elsa Maxwell and Richard Page: 25, 17 and 14.
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#2Writing & Arts
Elsa Maxwell
1883–1963American gossip columnist, author, songwriter, and hostess
17 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Keokuk’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1910s, with 4 people born in that decade.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsMusicMilitaryFaithNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Keokuk is known for
Set against the usual town, scientists and doctors come out 2.1 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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21 more, 6 of them athletes.
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Hamilton leads the towns around it, with 3 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Keokuk 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 (7)
- Conrad Nagel: film screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elsa Maxwell: Carl Van Vechten (1880-1964), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Page: Victor-ny, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Kimball: Studio of Joseph Hall, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Steunenberg: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John N. Irwin, II: Bert Verhoeff for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Joseph McManus: S. E. Tennant, Superintendent of Printing; Leon S. Barnes, Editor, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons