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Politics & Law
Edwin Richley Hicklin
1895–1963United States federal judge
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2 famous people call Wapello their birthplace
At the top of the list is the united States federal judge Edwin Richley Hicklin, covered in 2 languages. The only other name is the American physician Verne Mason. Verne Mason (1889) and Edwin Richley Hicklin (1895) mark the two ends of the list. The longest list of any town in Iowa belongs to Waterloo, with 61.
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Best known
Edwin Richley Hicklin
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1889
Verne Mason
Youngest
1895
Edwin Richley Hicklin
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
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Born in Wapello
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wapello 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.