Marjorie Cameron
1922–1995American actress and occultist
Famous people · Chelsea
Born near Chelsea: 24 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Marjorie Cameron, was born in Belle Plaine, 6 mi away. The best known of them is Danai Gurira, with articles in 58 languages. No famous person’s birth in Chelsea is on record yet. 476 of the towns in Iowa list at least one person.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
21 mi
Danai Gurira
Best known
Danai Gurira
in 58 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Chelsea’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Chelsea
They were born in 14 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
George Nissen
1914–2010American inventor of the modern trampoline
Merle Miller
1919–1986American novelist and writer on homosexuality
Allan Eugene Updegraff
1883–1965American author and journalist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chelsea 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)
- Danai Gurira: Gage Skidmore, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marjorie Cameron: Film directed by Curtis Harrington / American International Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Braley: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Wilson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mona Guerrant: Aficionada2013, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David R. Nagle: US Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Gwynne: Compiled under the direction of Tom J. White, Superintendent of Printing, by Lester W. Drennen, Editor., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Hennings: United States Air Force (name of photographer not given), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons