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Famous people · Pocahontas
3 famous people call Pocahontas their birthplace
Articles in 9 languages make the American academic James V. Schall the best known. Behind the leader come Larry Biittner and John R. Scott. The first birth on record is James V. Schall’s, in 1928, and the last Larry Biittner’s, in 1946. 472 towns across Iowa can name a famous person born there.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
James V. Schall
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1928
James V. Schall
Youngest
1946
Larry Biittner
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Pocahontas
James V. Schall has articles in 9 languages, Larry Biittner in 4 and John R. Scott in 1.
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Politics & Law
John R. Scott
born 1944American lawyer and politician from Iowa
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pocahontas 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)
- Larry Biittner: Washington Senators, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons