Born near Dundee: 27 famous people within 35 miles
Michelle Monaghan is the most widely known, written about in 59 languages. Closest of all is Milo Samuel Baker, from Strawberry Point, 7 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Dundee. The longest list of any town in Iowa belongs to Waterloo, with 61.
What stands out about Dundee’s famous people
Famous people born near Dundee
The 27 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Chris Soules
born 1981American reality television participant
Francis Junior Pierce
1924–1986United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
Leonard Eugene Dickson
1874–1954American mathematician



Francis John Dunn
1922–1989Bishop in the Catholic Church in the United States

Charles Edward Merriam
1874–1953American political scientist

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dundee 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)
- Michelle Monaghan: https://www.flickr.com/photos/greg2600/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Edward Merriam: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Wagner: ACelebrityPhoto, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Merriam: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Asle Gronna: Harris & Ewing Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- H. Otley Beyer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry E. Yarnell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons