#1Charles Allen Black
1916–2002Agricultural scientist
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
An article in one language makes the agricultural scientist Charles Allen Black the best known so far. Claiborne Cary, the American singer and actress, comes second, with Steve Forbes third. The list runs from Charles Allen Black, born in 1916, to Steve Forbes, born in 1965. 441 towns in Iowa have at least one famous person on record.

Three names lead: Charles Allen Black (1 languages), Claiborne Cary (1) and Steve Forbes (1).
#1Agricultural scientist
Scientists and doctors are the most numerous, 1 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Lone Tree’s most famous person is.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lone Tree 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.