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Famous people · Persia

2 famous people call Persia their birthplace

The best known is the American basketball player Karen Jennings, with articles in 2 languages. The list has one more: the politician Joan Hester. Born in 1932, Joan Hester is the first name on record, and Karen Jennings, born in 1970, the most recent. No town in Iowa lists more than Waterloo, with 61.

Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Karen Jennings
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1932
Joan Hester
Youngest
1970
Karen Jennings
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known

Born in Persia

KJ#1
Sports

Karen Jennings

born 1970

American basketball player

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JH#2
Politics & Law

Joan Hester

1932–2019

Politician

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Persia 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.