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Famous people · Terril

2 famous people come from Terril, Darleane C. Hoffman the best known

The best known is the American nuclear chemist Darleane C. Hoffman, with articles in 26 languages. The list has one more: the musical artist Glenn Henry. The oldest name on the list belongs to Glenn Henry, born in 1915, the newest to Darleane C. Hoffman, born in 1926. 444 towns across Iowa can name a famous person born there.

#1 best knownDarleane C. HoffmanScience & Medicine · 1926–2025
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Darleane C. Hoffman
in 26 Wikipedia languages
First
1915
Glenn Henry
Youngest
1926
Darleane C. Hoffman
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
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Darleane C. Hoffman#1
Science & Medicine

Darleane C. Hoffman

1926–2025

American nuclear chemist

26 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
GH#2
Writing & Arts

Glenn Henry

1915–1993

Musical artist

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Terril 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.

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