#1Film, TV & Stage
Robert J. Flaherty
1884–1951American documentary filmmaker
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Robert J. Flaherty tops a list of 25 famous people born in Iron Mountain
Robert J. Flaherty, the American documentary filmmaker, is the most widely known, written about in 42 languages. Second and third on the list are Delaney Schnell and Nita Englund. 11 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Births since 1970 account for 6 of the names.
Born here
25
notable people
Best known
Robert J. Flaherty
in 42 Wikipedia languages
First
1884
Robert J. Flaherty
Youngest
1998
Delaney Schnell
Most common field
Sports
13 people
What stands out about Iron Mountain’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Iron Mountain
Robert J. Flaherty leads with articles in 42 languages, ahead of Delaney Schnell (19) and Nita Englund (10).
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Through the years
When Iron Mountain’s famous people were born
The 1990s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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What Iron Mountain is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.5 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Iron Mountain
The rest number 22, with 13 athletes among them.
F. L. Ferzacca
1908–2004American football player and coach, baseball player, college athletics administrator
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Of the towns nearby, Kingsford lists the most people: 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Iron Mountain 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 (8)
- Robert J. Flaherty: Arnold Genthé, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Delaney Schnell: Tanis Coralee Leonhardi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- R. James Harvey: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Izzo: elizabeth kozak listello, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene Ronzani: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Biolo: Robert.biolo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Rahoi: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Gravel: mark6mauno, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons