#1Famous people · Weldon
Weldon has just one famous person to its name: Zales Ecton
Zales Ecton, the American politician, was born in 1898. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. Articles about them exist in 10 languages. 435 of the towns in Iowa list at least one person.

Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Zales Ecton
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1898
Zales Ecton
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Weldon
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Weldon 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 (1)
- Zales Ecton: USGov-Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons