BJ#1
Photo: Tim Fontenot · Public domainFamous people · Iowa
Iowa has just one famous person to its name: Brian Johnson
Brian Johnson, the American long jumper, was born in 1980. Their name appears in articles in 8 languages. The longest list of any town in Louisiana belongs to Lake Charles, with 67. Famous people are on record for 233 of the towns in Louisiana.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Brian Johnson
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1980
Brian Johnson
The best known
Born in Iowa
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Iowa 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.