Famous people · Brunsville
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Brunsville
Clyde Kluckhohn, born in Le Mars, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Alan J. Heeger, with articles in 58 languages. No entry yet names Brunsville as a birthplace. Famous people are on record for 490 of the towns in Iowa.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
23 mi
Alan J. Heeger
Best known
Alan J. Heeger
in 58 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Brunsville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Brunsville
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Lisa Suhair Majaj
born 1960Palestinian-American writer and scholar
Wendell L. Roelofs
born 1938Developed insect sex attractants for agricultural pest control
W. Edwards Deming
1900–1993American professor, author, and consultant
Harry Hopkins
1890–1946American politician, 8th United States Secretary of Commerce, assistant to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brunsville 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 (7)
- Alan J. Heeger: Vogler, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- W. Edwards Deming: FDA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Hopkins: NOAA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tommy Bolin: John McDavid, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirk Hinrich: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hope Emerson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Collison: J.smith, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons