#1Famous people · Shelby
Clyde Williams, born in 1879, is Shelby’s famous person on record
Clyde Williams, the college sports coach, was born in 1879. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. Readers can find them written up in 3 languages. The Iowa lists hold names for 464 towns.

Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Clyde Williams
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1879
Clyde Williams
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Shelby
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Shelby 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)
- Clyde Williams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons