#1William John Dieter
1912–1942United States Army Air Forces airman
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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.

#1United 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.