Famous people · Goldfield
28 famous people were born within 35 miles of Goldfield
The nearest, Robert D. Blue, was born in Eagle Grove, 5 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Goldfield. The best known of them is George Reeves, with articles in 35 languages. The longest list of any town in Iowa belongs to Waterloo, with 61.
Born nearby
28
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
George Reeves
Best known
George Reeves
in 35 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Goldfield’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Goldfield
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Lynn Poole
1910–1969American TV producer and popular science writer
Jenny Simpson
born 1986American middle-distance runner and steeplechaser
MacKinlay Kantor
1904–1977American journalist, novelist and screenwriter
Rod Rust
1928–2018American football player, coach, and executive, college athletics administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Goldfield 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)
- Jenny Simpson: jenaragon94, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- MacKinlay Kantor: Florida Memory, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Katie Porter: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Reasoner: ABC News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Gotch: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Z. Arkoff: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abastenia St. Leger Eberle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Archie Stout: film screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons