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Famous people · Matlock

No one born in Matlock has made the famous people list yet

Across Iowa, the lists cover 433 towns. Waterloo’s 61 names make the longest list in Iowa. After Waterloo, the next longest list in Iowa is Iowa City’s, with 54.

Who’s listed here

Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Matlock), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Matlock has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.

Back to Matlock

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Matlock 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.