Famous people · Crescent
Born near Crescent: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Lee de Forest, born in Council Bluffs, 9 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Marlon Brando, with articles in 158 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Crescent yet. 434 of the towns in Iowa list at least one person.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Marlon Brando
Best known
Marlon Brando
in 158 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Crescent’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Crescent
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ernest B. Schoedsack
1893–1979American film director, cinematographer, producer, and photographer
Warren Buffett
born 1930American investor, entrepreneur and businessman
Fred Astaire
1899–1987American dancer, choreographer, actor, and singer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Crescent 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)
- Marlon Brando: None visible/Paramount Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren Buffett: Mark Hirschey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Malcolm X: Marion S. Trikosko, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Astaire: Studio publicity still, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Nolte: Alain Zirah, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee de Forest: Credit Line: The National Cyclopedia of American Biography, courtesy AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives, T. J. J. See Collection, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Farmer: vernon.hyde, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest B. Schoedsack: Paramount Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons