Urbandale is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Most widely known is Eddie Berlin, the American football player, with articles in 3 languages. The list has one more: the player of American football Jake McDonough. Across the town line, Des Moines lists 36, Stanley B. Prusiner first. The earliest on the list is Eddie Berlin, born in 1978, and the youngest Jake McDonough, born in 1989.

Born in Urbandale
#2Also called Urbandale home
One more notable person made the town home: Brad Zaun.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Des Moines counts 36 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Urbandale 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 (3)
- Jake McDonough: GoIowaState, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanley B. Prusiner: Christopher Michel, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Fricke: Bfricke, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

