Lou Henry Hoover
1874–1944First Lady of the United States from 1929 to 1933
Famous people · Evansdale
22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Evansdale
The nearest, Lou Henry Hoover, was born in Waterloo, 5 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Evansdale. Waterloo, which borders it, has 61 on its list, the best known Lou Henry Hoover. The longest list of any town in Iowa belongs to Waterloo, with 61.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Lou Henry Hoover
Best known
Lou Henry Hoover
in 53 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Evansdale’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Evansdale
Nobody born in Evansdale is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Marc Andreessen
born 1971American entrepreneur, investor, and software engineer
Chuck Grassley
born 1933United States Senator from Iowa since 1981
Leonard Eugene Dickson
1874–1954American mathematician
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Around it, Waterloo has the most people on record, 61 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Evansdale 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)
- 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
- Gerald Guralnik: Moose-32, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons