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Writing & Arts
Peter Hedges
born 1962American novelist, screenwriter, film director
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Photo: Iowahwyman · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · West Des Moines
Athletes stand out among the 7 famous people born in West Des Moines
Best known of all is Peter Hedges, written about in 19 languages. Since 1970, 5 were born, the most of any period. The earliest on the list is Corwin Clatt, born in 1924, and the youngest Teagan Kavan, born in 2005. Only 71 of the 498 towns in Iowa with anyone on record list more.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Peter Hedges
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1924
Corwin Clatt
Youngest
2005
Teagan Kavan
Most common field
Sports
6 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about West Des Moines’ famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When West Des Moines’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1990s, with 4 people born in that decade.
SportsWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What West Des Moines is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 2.4 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in West Des Moines
Languages with an article: 19 for Peter Hedges, 5 for Teagan Kavan, 5 for Whitney Sharpe.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in West Des Moines
A further 4 follow, born between 1924 and 1994.
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A chosen home
Also called West Des Moines home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Cindy Axne the best known.
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Famous people from the towns next door
2 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Des Moines 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 (2)
- Stanley B. Prusiner: Christopher Michel, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Payton Sandfort: Alexander Jonesi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons