#1Famous people · Preston
The 3 famous people born in Preston, led by Fred Schule
Articles in 22 languages make the American hurdler Fred Schule the best known. Al Feuerbach is second and Bob Oldis third. The oldest name on the list belongs to Fred Schule, born in 1879, the newest to Al Feuerbach, born in 1948. In all of Iowa, the famous people on record come from 444 towns.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Fred Schule
in 22 Wikipedia languages
First
1879
Fred Schule
Youngest
1948
Al Feuerbach
Most common field
Sports
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Preston
Athletes take two of the three places.
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What Preston is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 2.
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A chosen home
Also called Preston home
Born elsewhere, Roger Stewart lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Preston 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 (3)
- Fred Schule: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Al Feuerbach: Panini, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Oldis: Brock Fleeger on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons