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Famous people · Iola
3 famous people were born in Iola
Dave Krieg, the American football player, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. The next two names are Tim Polasek and Kristian Welch. Over 40 years of births, the list goes from Dave Krieg (1958) to Kristian Welch (1998). Next door, Helvetia lists one, Chester L. Krause.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Dave Krieg
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1958
Dave Krieg
Youngest
1998
Kristian Welch
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Iola
The three best known are all athletes.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Iola 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 (1)
- Tim Polasek: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons