#1Film, TV & Stage
Fran Allison
1907–1989American television and radio comedian, personality and singer
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Famous people · La Porte City
The 2 famous people born in La Porte City, led by Fran Allison
Best known of all is Fran Allison, written about in 13 languages. The only other name is the American newspaper editor and politician John C. Chapple. The list runs from John C. Chapple, born in 1875, to Fran Allison, born in 1907. The longest list in Iowa is Waterloo’s, with 61 names.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Fran Allison
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1875
John C. Chapple
Youngest
1907
Fran Allison
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
The best known
Born in La Porte City
#1#2Writing & Arts
John C. Chapple
1875–1946American newspaper editor and politician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is La Porte City 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)
- Fran Allison: Burr Tilstrom (creator of Kukla, Fran and Ollie) NBC (broadcaster), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John C. Chapple: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons