Laurel Clark
1961–2003NASA astronaut, medical doctor, United States Navy Captain, and Space Shuttle mission specialist
Famous people · Gilbert
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Gilbert
Closest of all is Laurel Clark, from Ames, 6 mi away. Mamie Eisenhower is the most widely known, written about in 57 languages. The list for Gilbert is empty for now. In Iowa, 431 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Mamie Eisenhower
Best known
Mamie Eisenhower
in 57 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Gilbert’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Gilbert
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Peter Schickele
1935–2024American composer, musical educator, and parodist
Joseph Orlean Christian
1898–1979American football, basketball, baseball coach, college athletics administrator
Neva Patterson
1920–2010American film, stage and television actress
Mamie Eisenhower
1896–1979First Lady of the United States from 1953 to 1961
Ray Lyman Wilbur
1875–1949American physician and politician (1875–1949); president of Stanford University from 1933 to 1943
Loyd Haberly
1896–1981American writer, poet, educator, and printer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gilbert 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 (6)
- Peter Schickele: Peter Hummers, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sara Paretsky: Slowking4, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Burrow: The White House from Washington, DC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Espenson: Ravenu, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Neva Patterson: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Lyman Wilbur: MohenjoDaro, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons