Born near Bondurant: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Stanley B. Prusiner is the most widely known, written about in 60 languages. Across the town line, Altoona lists 4, John Houbolt first. Closest of all is Jeff Lamberti, from Ankeny, 8 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Bondurant yet.
What stands out about Bondurant’s famous people
Famous people born near Bondurant
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Stanley B. Prusiner
born 1942American neurologist and biochemist





Forrest Shaklee
1894–1985American chiropractor, philosopher and entrepreneur

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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Altoona lists the most people: 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bondurant 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)
- 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
- Claire Dodd: produced by Warner Bros. and supplied to CINELANDIA magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Houbolt: NASA/LARC/Bob Nye, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
