Famous people · Garber
Born near Garber: 27 famous people within 35 miles
Daniel Schaefer, born in Guttenberg, 8 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Anne Sewell Young, with articles in 18 languages. No famous person on record lists Garber as their birthplace yet. The longest list in Iowa is Waterloo’s, with 61 names.
Born nearby
27
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
Anne Sewell Young
Best known
Anne Sewell Young
in 18 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Garber’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Garber
Nobody born in Garber is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
George Evan Roberts
1857–1948Director of the United States Mint
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
Christy Oates
born 1980American woodworker and furniture designer (b. 1980)
Francis Junior Pierce
1924–1986United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
Mabel Cory Costigan
1873–1951American social, political, and educational activist
John Castell Hopkins
1864–1923Canadian-American bank clerk and biographer
Robert Osterhaus
born 1931American pharmacist and politician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Garber 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)
- 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
- George Evan Roberts: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mabel Cory Costigan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons