Famous people · Goose Lake
Born near Goose Lake: 11 famous people within 35 miles
Fred Schule, born in Preston, 6 mi away, is the closest. No entry yet names Goose Lake as a birthplace. Across Iowa, 499 towns list someone born there. The longest list in Iowa is Waterloo’s, with 61 names.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Fred Schule
Best known
Fred Schule
in 23 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Goose Lake’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Goose Lake
Nobody born in Goose Lake is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore
1856–1928American writer and photographer
Salvatore Giunta
born 1985United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Goose Lake 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)
- Fred Schule: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David C. Hilmers: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lillian Russell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Salvatore Giunta: Monica King, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peggy Moran: not credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert E. Hitchcock: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norris Brown: Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons