Famous people · Dawson
25 famous people were born within 35 miles of Dawson
Closest of all is V. T. Hamlin, from Perry, 7 mi away. Mamie Eisenhower is the most widely known, written about in 57 languages. No famous person on record lists Dawson as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Iowa belongs to Waterloo, with 61.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
23 mi
Mamie Eisenhower
Best known
Mamie Eisenhower
in 57 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Dawson’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Dawson
The 25 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Mamie Eisenhower
1896–1979First Lady of the United States from 1953 to 1961
Ray Lyman Wilbur
1875–1949American physician and politician (1875–1949); president of Stanford University from 1933 to 1943
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dawson 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 (6)
- George Gallup: Norman James, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Loren Shriver: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Ellison: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Lyman Wilbur: MohenjoDaro, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Fadden: film screenshot (Allied Artists), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nile Kinnick: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons