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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1999
Page
6
A list ranks multiple vote earners among the 10 most influential Iowans of the century. Names include Herbert Hoover George Washington Carver James Van Allen Arthur Collins Grant Wood and many others listed in order of voting.
The Gazette's poll of 75 readers shows popularity shaping the top influential Iowans list. Historians Loren Horton and Tom Morain question the selections for John Wayne and George Washington Carver, noting limited Iowa ties and recognition rather than true influence.
Gazette readers name the top 10 Iowans of the 20th century led by Herbert Hoover and George Washington Carver, with James Van Allen Arthur Collins Grant Wood John Atanasoff Norman Borlaug Henry Wallace Glenn Miller and John Wayne. Carrie Chapman Catt misses the cut at No 12.
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