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Photo: PopePompus · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people · Lacona
Lacona is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Dave Baker, the American baseball player, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. One more name completes the list: Paul Shupe. Over 24 years of births, the list goes from Paul Shupe (1932) to Dave Baker (1956). The longest list in Iowa is Waterloo’s, with 61 names.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Dave Baker
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1932
Paul Shupe
Youngest
1956
Dave Baker
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Lacona
PS#2
Sports
Paul Shupe
1932–2007American football coach, athletics administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lacona 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.