Robert Noyce
1927–1990American physicist, engineer and entrepreneur (1927–1990), co-founder of Fairchild Semiconductor and Intel
Famous people · Danville
Born near Danville: 19 famous people within 35 miles
James A. Van Allen is the most widely known, written about in 51 languages. Closest of all is Robert Noyce, from Burlington, 11 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Danville. No town in Iowa lists more than Waterloo, with 61.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
James A. Van Allen
Best known
James A. Van Allen
in 51 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Danville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Danville
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Maurice John Dingman
1914–1992Sixth bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Des Moines
Imogene King
1923–2007American nurse and nursing theorist
James A. Van Allen
1914–2006American astrophysicist
Patty Judge
born 194346th Lieutenant Governor and former Secretary of Agriculture for the U.S. State of Iowa.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Danville 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)
- Robert Noyce: Intel Free Press, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wallace Carothers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aldo Leopold: Howard Zahniser, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kurt Warner: John Trainor (Flickr profile), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Frawley: KTTV, Los Angeles. This was a publicity photo for a local KTTV program. In the 1950s and 1960s, television stations, networks, studios and program sponsors often used advertising or publicity agencies to distribute promotional material. In this case…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James M. Kelly: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis O'Keefe: Studio Publicity, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Bowen: Rmtip21, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons