#1Famous people · New Sharon
New Sharon has one famous person on record
Altus Lacy Quaintance, the American naturalist, was born in 1870. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. Articles about them exist in 6 languages. Famous people are on record for 441 of the towns in Iowa.

Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Altus Lacy Quaintance
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1870
Altus Lacy Quaintance
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in New Sharon
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Sharon 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.
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- Altus Lacy Quaintance: Não foi possível saber o autor da fotografia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons