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Famous people · Polk City

No one born in Polk City has made the famous people list yet

Across Iowa, the lists cover 509 towns. The longest list of any town in Iowa belongs to Waterloo, with 61. After Waterloo, the next longest list in Iowa is Iowa City’s, with 54.

Who’s listed here

Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Polk City), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Polk City has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Polk City 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.