
Born near Delmar: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Herbert E. Hitchcock, born in Maquoketa, 5 mi away, is the closest. No entry yet names Delmar as a birthplace. The best known of them is Fred Schule, with articles in 22 languages. Famous people are on record for 439 of the towns in Iowa.
What stands out about Delmar’s famous people
Famous people born near Delmar
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.








Robert M. Losey
1908–1940American meteorologist and air force officer
Rozella M. Schlotfeldt
1914–2005American nurse, educator and researcher
Wallace Townsend
1882–1979Arkansas lawyer and Republican politician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Delmar 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)
- Fred Schule: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert E. Hitchcock: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norris Brown: Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Al Feuerbach: Panini, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eben Martin: Oscar William Coursey (1873-1946), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sage Rosenfels: Vikes-Gators, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert F. Dawson: Staff of First National Bank (Davenport, IA), authors. Rand McNally & Company (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert M. Losey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons