Famous people · Allison
23 famous people were born within 35 miles of Allison
Ed Yost, born in Bristow, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Chuck Grassley, with articles in 42 languages. 434 towns across Iowa can name a famous person born there. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Allison.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Chuck Grassley
Best known
Chuck Grassley
in 42 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Allison’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Allison
The 23 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Chuck Grassley
born 1933United States Senator from Iowa since 1981
William D. Leahy
1875–1959United States admiral, ambassador to France, Chief of Staff
George Nelson
born 1950American astronaut, astronomer
Marc Andreessen
born 1971American entrepreneur, investor, and software engineer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Allison 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 (8)
- Chuck Grassley: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marc Andreessen: JD Lasica, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William D. Leahy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Coover: Dave Pape, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Nelson: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pauline Pfeiffer: unattributed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kent Taylor: Trailer screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerald Guralnik: Moose-32, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons