#1Famous people · Shenandoah
8 famous people were born in Shenandoah, most of them between 1920 and 1969
Articles in 32 languages make the American musician and educator Charlie Haden the best known. The next two names are Bernie Masterson and Gary Kellgren. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 16.4, close to the 11.1 of the typical Iowa town. Only 63 of the 457 towns in Iowa with anyone on record list more.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Charlie Haden
in 32 Wikipedia languages
First
1887
Agnes Samuelson
Youngest
1969
Jay Scheib
Most common field
Science & Medicine
2 people
The best known
Born in Shenandoah
Charlie Haden leads with articles in 32 languages, ahead of Bernie Masterson (4) and Gary Kellgren (4).
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#3Through the years
When Shenandoah’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1930s come out on top, with 4 births.
Science & MedicineMusicSportsMilitaryFilm, TV & StageNotablePolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Shenandoah is known for
Scientists and doctors are the most numerous, 2 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Shenandoah
5 more names, born between 1887 and 1969.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Shenandoah 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 (5)
- Charlie Haden: Brianmcmillen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernie Masterson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Kellgren: ChStone, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald D. Clayton: Lizvogt63, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Agnes Samuelson: No photographer credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons