#1Famous people · Thurman
Thurman has just one famous person to its name: Charles W. Dempster
The American politician Charles W. Dempster was born in 1879. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. Their name appears in articles in 2 languages. Across Iowa, 441 towns list someone born there.

Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Charles W. Dempster
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1879
Charles W. Dempster
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Thurman
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Thurman 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 (1)
- Charles W. Dempster: California State Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons