13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Donahue
The nearest, Virgil Snyder, was born in Dixon, 7 mi away. The best known of them is Lara Flynn Boyle, with articles in 61 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Donahue. The Iowa lists hold names for 463 towns.
What stands out about Donahue’s famous people
Famous people born near Donahue
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.





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 Donahue 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 (5)
- Lara Flynn Boyle: derivative work: Rossrs Kyle_MacLachlan_Lara_Flynn_Boyle_Emmy_Awards_1990.jpg, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Seth Rollins: Super Festivals, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julia Michaels: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sue Lyon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bix Beiderbecke: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons