Born near Alleman: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Jeff Lamberti, from Ankeny, 6 mi away. Stanley B. Prusiner is the most widely known, written about in 60 languages. No famous person’s birth in Alleman is on record yet. Famous people are on record for 464 of the towns in Iowa.
What stands out about Alleman’s famous people
Famous people born near Alleman
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Laurel Clark
1961–2003NASA astronaut, medical doctor, United States Navy Captain, and Space Shuttle mission specialist

Stanley B. Prusiner
born 1942American neurologist and biochemist





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Alleman and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (6)
- Stanley B. Prusiner: Christopher Michel, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cloris Leachman: Voice Chasers, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Corey Taylor: Duude125, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Bryson: The National Churches Trust from London, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Routh: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joey Jordison: Rezter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons