#1Famous people · Randolph
Randolph is the birthplace of 3 famous people
At the top of the list is the American politician Virginia D. Smith, covered in 7 languages. Behind the leader come Barry Yates and Max Marshall. Over 35 years of births, the list goes from Virginia D. Smith (1911) to Barry Yates (1946). No town in Iowa lists more than Waterloo, with 61.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Virginia D. Smith
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1911
Virginia D. Smith
Youngest
1946
Barry Yates
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Randolph
The three are covered in 7, 6 and 4 languages: Virginia D. Smith, Barry Yates and Max Marshall.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Randolph 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 (2)
- Virginia D. Smith: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Max Marshall: Unkknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons