Born near Boyden: 23 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Randy Feenstra, was born in Hull, 7 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Boyden yet. The best known of them is Robert A. Dahl, with articles in 44 languages. The Iowa lists hold names for 443 towns.
What stands out about Boyden’s famous people
Famous people born near Boyden
Nobody born in Boyden is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.



Dennis Muilenburg
born 1964American businessman, and former president, chairman, and chief executive officer of The Boeing Company

Wendell L. Roelofs
born 1938Developed insect sex attractants for agricultural pest control




Jim Nicholson
born 1938American attorney, real estate developer, and politician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Boyden 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)
- Robert A. Dahl: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Collison: J.smith, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert H. Schuller: Hour of Power NL, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Nicholson: VA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Marion Schnurr: Sharon Mollerus, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Muilenburg: Hawaii Air National Guard, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Kennedy: James en Simone Kennedy, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert W. Grow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons