#1Famous people · Peterson
Peterson has just one famous person to its name: Wattie Holm
Wattie Holm, the American baseball player, was born in 1901. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. 2 languages have an article about them. The longest list of any town in Iowa belongs to Waterloo, with 61.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Wattie Holm
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1901
Wattie Holm
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Peterson
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Peterson 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)
- Wattie Holm: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons