Famous people · Farragut
Born near Farragut: 32 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Charlie Haden, from Shenandoah, 6 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Farragut. Famous people are on record for 441 of the towns in Iowa. The longest list of any town in Iowa belongs to Waterloo, with 61.
Born nearby
32
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Charlie Haden
Best known
Charlie Haden
in 32 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Farragut’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Farragut
They were born in 15 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
John Scott Redd
born 1944United States Navy admiral and government official
Willard W. Millikan
1918–1978American flying ace during World War II
Charles Roy Henderson
1911–1989American biostatistician and pioneer in animal breeding
Pete Ricketts
born 1964United States Senator from Nebraska since 2023
Leland Hayward
1902–1971American talent agent and theatrical producer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Farragut 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 (20)
- Charlie Haden: Brianmcmillen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pete Ricketts: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Graves: House Creative Services, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Ricketts: Cornstalker, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leland Hayward: Photoplay Publishing Company; Hyman Fink, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Otha Wearin: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Virginia D. Smith: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Waller: Federalreserve, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Ragan: American Tobacco Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Enders: Margaret Enders, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernie Masterson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Kellgren: ChStone, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hardin Cox: Columbia Insurance, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Scott Redd: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Max Marshall: Unkknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald D. Clayton: Lizvogt63, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Todd Graves: US Dept. of Justice, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles W. Dempster: California State Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dusty Miller: George R Lawrence, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willard W. Millikan: United States Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons