Famous people · Crystal Lake
Born near Crystal Lake: 29 famous people within 35 miles
Betty Grundberg, born in Woden, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Terry Branstad, with articles in 32 languages. No entry yet names Crystal Lake as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in Iowa belongs to Waterloo, with 61.
Born nearby
29
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Terry Branstad
Best known
Terry Branstad
in 32 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Crystal Lake’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Crystal Lake
They were born in 14 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Henry Teigan
1881–1941American trade unionist and politician
Wallace Stegner
1909–1993American historian, writer, and environmentalist
Cody Nickson
born 1985American reality television personality
Randy Rahe
born 1960American basketball player, sportsperson, baseball player and basketball coach
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Crystal Lake 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)
- Terry Branstad: United States Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Selmer Jackson: Charles Beyer (agent for Jackson), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alvin Baldus: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Teigan: Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leo Elthon: Sherman W. Needham, Superintendent of Printing, Editor, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Denis Menke: Houston Astros, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Meyers: Kjmpeters, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons