#1Famous people · Solon
6 famous people were born in Solon, more of them athletes than in most towns
Leo Beranek, the American acoustical engineer, is the most widely known, written about in 12 languages. The American football center Tyler Linderbaum ranks second, ahead of Cam Miller. Most were born since 1970: 4 of them. For every 10,000 residents there are 19 on the list, well above the typical Iowa town’s 11.1.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Leo Beranek
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1914
Leo Beranek
Youngest
2001
Cam Miller
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Solon’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Solon’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 2000s come out on top, with 2 births.
SportsScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Solon is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.9 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Solon
Leo Beranek has articles in 12 languages, Tyler Linderbaum in 7 and Cam Miller in 4.
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Everyone else born in Solon
The rest number 3, with 2 athletes among them.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Solon 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)
- Leo Beranek: Daderot, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Linderbaum: Maize & Blue Nation, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cam Miller: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons