#1Politics & Law
John Hospers
1918–2011American philosopher and politician
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Famous people · Pella
10 famous people from Pella, many of them leaders
Articles in 17 languages make the American philosopher and politician John Hospers the best known. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 9.3, close to the 11.1 of the typical Iowa town. From Morgan Earp to Kory DeHaan, the births on the list run from 1851 to 1976. The list is still growing: 2 were born since 1970.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
John Hospers
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1851
Morgan Earp
Youngest
1976
Kory DeHaan
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6 people
What stands out about Pella’s famous people
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What Pella is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 2.9 times.
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The best known
Born in Pella
Three names lead: John Hospers (17 languages), Dave Keuning (16) and Morgan Earp (11).
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Morgan Earp
1851–1882Younger brother of Wyatt and Virgil Earp
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Through the years
When Pella’s famous people were born
The 1850s saw the most births of any decade: 3.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pella 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 (7)
- John Hospers: Henrik Bejke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Keuning: AnnaReese22, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Morgan Earp: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Leighton Carss: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cyrenus Cole: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren Earp: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Owings Towne: William J. Root, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons