Lou Henry Hoover
1874–1944First Lady of the United States from 1929 to 1933
Famous people · Dunkerton
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Dunkerton
Closest of all is Lou Henry Hoover, from Waterloo, 11 mi away. The list for Dunkerton is empty for now. The best known of them is Michelle Monaghan, with articles in 59 languages. 435 towns across Iowa can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
23 mi
Michelle Monaghan
Best known
Michelle Monaghan
in 59 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Dunkerton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Dunkerton
Nobody born in Dunkerton is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Marc Andreessen
born 1971American entrepreneur, investor, and software engineer
Leonard Eugene Dickson
1874–1954American mathematician
Chuck Grassley
born 1933United States Senator from Iowa since 1981
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dunkerton 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)
- Michelle Monaghan: https://www.flickr.com/photos/greg2600/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lou Henry Hoover: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julie Adams: Photographer not credited [1], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chuck Grassley: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marc Andreessen: JD Lasica, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam DeVine: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from Washington D.C, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Thompson Jaynes: Tomixdf at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Gable: The Ray Center, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons