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Famous people · Vail

A single famous person was born in Vail: William John Dieter

William John Dieter, the united States Army Air Forces airman, was born in 1912. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. Their name appears in articles in 4 languages. In all of Iowa, the famous people on record come from 461 towns.

#1 best knownWilliam John DieterMilitary · 1912–1942
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William John Dieter
in 4 Wikipedia languages
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1912
William John Dieter
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Military
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Born in Vail

William John Dieter#1
Military

William John Dieter

1912–1942

United States Army Air Forces airman

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Vail 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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