Famous people · Dickens
22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Dickens
Vicki Myron, born in Spencer, 7 mi away, is the closest. No famous person’s birth in Dickens is on record yet. The best known of them is Darleane C. Hoffman, with articles in 26 languages. The longest list of any town in Iowa belongs to Waterloo, with 61.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Darleane C. Hoffman
Best known
Darleane C. Hoffman
in 26 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Dickens’ famous people
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Famous people born near Dickens
The 22 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Jeff Taylor
born 1961American political scientist and politician
Ira Noel Gabrielson
1889–1977American entomologist, botanist and ornithologist
Cuthbert Corwin Hurd
1911–1996American computer scientist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dickens 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)
- Darleane C. Hoffman: Staff videographer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis H. Case: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Berkley Bedell: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan E. Kendall: Compiled under the supervision of W. C. Ramsay, Secretary of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Emerick: Michael Boyer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vicki Myron: Davidt8, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ira Noel Gabrielson: Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons