#1Famous people · Northwood
3 famous people call Northwood their birthplace
Articles in 2 languages make the American economist George C. Mathews the best known. Second place goes to the American politician in the state of Iowa Jane Bloomingdale, third to Matt Johnson. The first birth on record is Matt Johnson’s, in 1871, and the last Jane Bloomingdale’s, in 1956. No town in Iowa lists more than Waterloo, with 61.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
George C. Mathews
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1871
Matt Johnson
Youngest
1956
Jane Bloomingdale
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Northwood
Two of the three are leaders.
#1JB#2
Politics & Law
Jane Bloomingdale
born 1956American politician in the state of Iowa
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MJ#3
Politics & Law
Matt Johnson
1871–1935American politician in North Dakota
2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Northwood 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 (1)
- George C. Mathews: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons