Famous people · Elkport
25 famous people were born within 35 miles of Elkport
Anne Sewell Young is the most widely known, written about in 18 languages. Closest of all is H. Otley Beyer, from Edgewood, 9 mi away. The list for Elkport is empty for now. No town in Iowa lists more than Waterloo, with 61.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Anne Sewell Young
Best known
Anne Sewell Young
in 18 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Elkport’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Elkport
They were born in 13 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Francis John Dunn
1922–1989Bishop in the Catholic Church in the United States
Ferdinand August Geiger
1867–1939United States federal judge
Althea Sherman
1853–1943American ornithologist, artist and educator
Francis Junior Pierce
1924–1986United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
John Castell Hopkins
1864–1923Canadian-American bank clerk and biographer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Elkport 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)
- Anne Sewell Young: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Asle Gronna: Harris & Ewing Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Althea Sherman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- H. Otley Beyer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence Morley: Editors George E. Lewis and D. F. Stackelbeck, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Schaefer: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Gallery: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons