#1Famous people · Muscatine
Writers and artists stand out among the 28 famous people born in Muscatine
The best known is the American Charismatic preacher Charles Fox Parham, with articles in 17 languages. The next two names are Max Allan Collins and Ellis Parker Butler. The list comes to 11.9 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Iowa, at 11.1. Augustus C. Kinney, born in 1845, is the earliest name and Joe Wieskamp, born in 1999, the latest.
Born here
28
notable people
Best known
Charles Fox Parham
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1845
Augustus C. Kinney
Youngest
1999
Joe Wieskamp
Most common field
Politics & Law
8 people
What stands out about Muscatine’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Muscatine is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as writers and artists, at 2.5 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Muscatine
Writers and artists take two of the three places.
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#3Through the years
When Muscatine’s famous people were born
The 1870s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageMusicSportsScience & MedicineFaithNotableMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Muscatine
25 more, from 1845 to 1999.
Phil Vischer
born 1966American writer, animator, voice actor, puppeteer, and producer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Muscatine 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 (8)
- Charles Fox Parham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Max Allan Collins: Oscarfan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellis Parker Butler: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles E. Winter: Harris and Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emmett Lynn: Film screenshot (Producers Releasing Corporation), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank O. Horton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Beatty: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oscar Grossheim: Der Bibliothekar, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons