Oliver Ellsworth Buckley
1887–1959American electrical engineer
Famous people · Climbing Hill
Born near Climbing Hill: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Of the famous people on record, none was born in Climbing Hill. The nearest, Oliver Ellsworth Buckley, was born in Sloan, 10 mi away. Alan J. Heeger is the most widely known, written about in 58 languages. No town in Iowa lists more than Waterloo, with 61.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
19 mi
Alan J. Heeger
Best known
Alan J. Heeger
in 58 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Climbing Hill’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Climbing Hill
Nobody born in Climbing Hill is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Red Anderson
1912–1972Professional baseball player and United States Navy personnel
Ralph E. Turner
1893–1964American historian, author and professor
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 Climbing Hill 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)
- 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
- Alvin Saunders Johnson: Capitolist, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Garfield Wood: Tennessee Valley Authority, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Bergland: Division of Elections staff, based on materials provided by the subject, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons