Photo: Billwhittaker at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.04 famous people were born in Tama from 1877 to 1983
At the top of the list is the American martial artist Paul Bradley, covered in 3 languages. Close behind are Andre Roberts and Edgar Holden. Fewer than a quarter of the 446 towns in Iowa with famous people list more. The list comes to 13.1 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Iowa, at 11.1.
Born in Tama
Ranked by languages covered: Paul Bradley with 3, then Andre Roberts with 2 and Edgar Holden with 1.
When Tama’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1980s than in any other decade: 1.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Tama is known for
Writing & Arts leads the fields, with 1 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Tama
1 more, best known first.
Who’s the most famous person from Tama?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tama 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.