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John Webster Thomas
1900–1977American football player and coach
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Ocheyedan is the birthplace of 2 famous people
John Webster Thomas, the American football player and coach, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. The list has one more: the American politician Emma Clara Schweer. Over 4 years of births, the list goes from Emma Clara Schweer (1896) to John Webster Thomas (1900). The longest list of any town in Iowa belongs to Waterloo, with 61.
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2
notable people
Best known
John Webster Thomas
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1896
Emma Clara Schweer
Youngest
1900
John Webster Thomas
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1 people
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Born in Ocheyedan
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ocheyedan 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)
- John Webster Thomas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emma Clara Schweer: Emma Schweer for Collector campaign, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons