#1Famous people · Oelwein
Most of the 9 famous people born in Oelwein came into the world between 1920 and 1969
At the top of the list is the American guitarist Dick Wagner, covered in 16 languages. The list comes to 15.4 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Iowa, at 11.1. From Arthur Thomas Gibbons, Sr. in 1903 to Roger Thomas in 1950, the births cover 47 years. Fewer than a quarter of the 464 towns in Iowa with famous people list more.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Dick Wagner
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1903
Arthur Thomas Gibbons, Sr.
Youngest
1950
Roger Thomas
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Oelwein
Counted by languages, Dick Wagner is ahead of John Francis Kinney and Ray Hanken: 16, 8 and 4.
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Through the years
When Oelwein’s famous people were born
The 1940s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & LawMusicFaithMilitaryScience & MedicineBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Oelwein is known for
2 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Oelwein
Here are 6 more, born from 1903 to 1950.
Arthur Thomas Gibbons, Sr.
1903–1986American politician – Minnesota -House 1935-36 (District 37); House 1939-54 (District 37)
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oelwein 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)
- Dick Wagner: ACelebrityPhoto, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kermit Tyler: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons