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Photo: Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people · Lewis
A single famous person was born in Lewis: Edwin Perkins
In 1889, the American inventor Edwin Perkins was born. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. 3 languages have an article about them. The longest list in Iowa is Waterloo’s, with 61 names.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Edwin Perkins
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1889
Edwin Perkins
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Lewis
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lewis 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.