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Which came first: the birth of Clint Eastwood or Little House on the Prairie?

The birth of Clint Eastwood came first, in 1930. Little House on the Prairie followed 5 years later, in 1935 (published).

  1. First1930

    The birth of Clint Eastwood

    person · born

    Clint Eastwood was born in May 1930; in 1986 he was elected mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California.

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  2. Second1935

    Little House on the Prairie

    book · published

    Little House on the Prairie, set around 1870, was only published in 1935.

    Checked against Wikipedia and Wikidata

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Years from Wikidata, each checked against the item’s English Wikipedia article on 2026-10-18. A year stands for what its label says: a founding, a first patent, a premiere.