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Famous people · Tama

4 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 here
4
notable people
Best known
Paul Bradley
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1877
Lewis Haines Wentz
Youngest
1983
Paul Bradley
The best known

Born in Tama

Ranked by languages covered: Paul Bradley with 3, then Andre Roberts with 2 and Edgar Holden with 1.

PB#1
Writing & Arts

Paul Bradley

born 1983

American martial artist

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
AR#2
Notable

Andre Roberts

born 1965

American mixed martial arts fighter

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
EH#3
Politics & Law

Edgar Holden

1914–2001

American politician

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Tama’s famous people were born

More were born in the 1980s than in any other decade: 1.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000
NotableWriting & ArtsPolitics & Law

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

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

Everyone else born in Tama

1 more, best known first.

LW

Lewis Haines Wentz

1877–1949

American oilman

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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.