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Famous people · Montezuma
Clyde King tops a list of 6 famous people born in Montezuma
Clyde King, the American rear admiral and rower, is the most widely known, written about in 17 languages. The largest group, 3, was born in the age of mills and railroads. Over 92 years of births, the list goes from Thomas Jefferson Cowie (1857) to Marilyn Jordan Taylor (1949). Fewer than a quarter of the 456 towns in Iowa with famous people list more.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Clyde King
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1857
Thomas Jefferson Cowie
Youngest
1949
Marilyn Jordan Taylor
Most common field
Military
3 people
The best known
Born in Montezuma
The three are covered in 17, 4 and 3 languages: Clyde King, Dan Johnston and Marilyn Jordan Taylor.
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Through the years
When Montezuma’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1890s, with 1 births.
MilitaryPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & Medicine
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What Montezuma is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is soldiers and sailors, at 14 times.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Montezuma 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)
- Thomas Jefferson Cowie: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Remsburg Grove: Various newspapers published in August 1918. Likely an official U.S. Army photograph., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons