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What Cheer is the birthplace of 3 famous people

B. J. Palmer, the American chiropractor, is the most widely known, written about in 7 languages. The American labor leader Frank Hayes ranks second, ahead of Chester Emmons. Births span 1882 to 1900, from B. J. Palmer to Chester Emmons. The longest list in Iowa is Waterloo’s, with 61 names.

#1 best knownB. J. PalmerScience & Medicine · 1882–1961
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3
notable people
Best known
B. J. Palmer
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1882
B. J. Palmer
Youngest
1900
Chester Emmons
Most common field
Science & Medicine
2 people
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Born in What Cheer

The three are covered in 7, 4 and 2 languages: B. J. Palmer, Frank Hayes and Chester Emmons.

B. J. Palmer#1
Science & Medicine

B. J. Palmer

1882–1961

American chiropractor

7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Frank Hayes#2
Politics & Law

Frank Hayes

1882–1948

American labor leader

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
CE#3
Science & Medicine

Chester Emmons

1900–1985

American mycologist

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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Scientists and doctors are the most numerous, 2 of them.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is What Cheer 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.

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