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Famous people · Villisca

4 famous people were born in Villisca

Judd Holdren, the American actor, is the most widely known, written about in 9 languages. Second place goes to the American Randy Weaver, third to Lynn King. The earliest on the list is Anna Lalor Burdick, born in 1869, and the youngest Randy Weaver, born in 1948. Only 108 of the 461 towns in Iowa with anyone on record list more.

#1 best knownJudd HoldrenFilm, TV & Stage · 1915–1974
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4
notable people
Best known
Judd Holdren
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1869
Anna Lalor Burdick
Youngest
1948
Randy Weaver
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
The best known

Born in Villisca

Languages with an article: 9 for Judd Holdren, 3 for Randy Weaver, 2 for Lynn King.

Judd Holdren#1
Film, TV & Stage

Judd Holdren

1915–1974

American actor

9 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
RW#2
Military

Randy Weaver

1948–2022

American

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Lynn King#3
Sports

Lynn King

1907–1972

American baseball player

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Villisca’s famous people were born

The 1910s alone account for 1 of the births charted here.

A new nationMills & railroadsThe American century185019001950Lynn KingJudd Holdren
Film, TV & StageMilitarySportsNotable

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Villisca is known for

1 of them work in Film, TV & Stage, the biggest field.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Villisca

1 more, best known first.

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Anna Lalor Burdick

1869–1944

American educator

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Villisca 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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