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Famous people · Wellman

Wellman has no famous person on record yet

439 towns in Iowa have at least one famous person on record. Waterloo has the most of any town in Iowa: 61. After Waterloo, the next longest list in Iowa is Iowa City’s, with 54.

Who’s listed here

Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Wellman), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Wellman has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wellman 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.