#1Politics & Law
Lou Henry Hoover
1874–1944First Lady of the United States from 1929 to 1933
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Famous people · Waterloo
More famous people were born in Waterloo than in any other town in Iowa: 61
Best known of all is Lou Henry Hoover, written about in 53 languages. Michele Bachmann, the American politician, comes second, with Julie Adams third. With 11 writers and artists, the list holds 1.8 times the share found across U.S. towns. Over 136 years of births, the list goes from Isabel McIsaac (1858) to Cal Petersen (1994).
Born here
61
notable people
Best known
Lou Henry Hoover
in 53 Wikipedia languages
First
1858
Isabel McIsaac
Youngest
1994
Cal Petersen
Most common field
Sports
21 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Waterloo’s famous people
Known worldwideRead in 53 languages, Lou Henry Hoover is known far beyond the town.A town of writers and artistsAmong the 61 people born here, 11 are writers and artists: 1.8 times the usual share.Still making namesThe most recent birth on the list came in 1994, among 30 since 1950.61 notable peopleMore than most towns: 61 notable people were born in Waterloo.
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Waterloo
Three names lead: Lou Henry Hoover (53 languages), Michele Bachmann (49) and Julie Adams (45).
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What Waterloo is known for
Writers and artists stand out most, at 1.8 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Waterloo’s famous people were born
36 were born between 1920 and 1969, and the 1960s alone saw 10.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageMusicScience & MedicineNotableFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Waterloo
58 more, best known first.
David Dean Shulman
born 1949Israeli-American indologist, historian of religion, and poet
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A chosen home
Also called Waterloo home
Born elsewhere, William Dotzler lived here.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Cedar Falls counts 24 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Waterloo 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 (9)
- Lou Henry Hoover: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julie Adams: Photographer not credited [1], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam DeVine: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from Washington D.C, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Thompson Jaynes: Tomixdf at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Gable: The Ray Center, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cal Petersen: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Lewis: Genesis Communications Network, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mona Van Duyn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marc Andreessen: JD Lasica, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons