#1Famous people · Storm Lake
13 famous people were born in Storm Lake, most of them between 1920 and 1969
Steve King, the US Representative for Iowa, is the most widely known, written about in 22 languages. Births span 1877 to 1975, from C. J. Griffith to Nate Bjorkgren. The list comes to 11.4 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Iowa, at 11.1. Only 34 of the 471 towns in Iowa with anyone on record list more.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Steve King
in 22 Wikipedia languages
First
1877
C. J. Griffith
Youngest
1975
Nate Bjorkgren
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
The best known
Born in Storm Lake
Steve King, Janet Dailey and Winton Hoch are written about in 22, 16 and 11 languages.
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#3Through the years
When Storm Lake’s famous people were born
The 1940s alone account for 4 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsMilitaryFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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What Storm Lake is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 1.5 times.
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 Storm Lake
The other 10 span the years 1877 to 1975.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Storm Lake 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 (7)
- Steve King: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Janet Dailey: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Winton Hoch: Trailer screenshot (Argosy Pictures - RKO) - DVD bonus, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edmund B. Gregory: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Decker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Foley Benson: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- C. J. Griffith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons