Famous people · Hanlontown
Born near Hanlontown: 24 famous people within 35 miles
Robert Allan Phillips, born in Clear Lake, 10 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Terry Branstad, with articles in 32 languages. The longest list of any town in Iowa belongs to Waterloo, with 61. After Waterloo, the next longest list in Iowa is Iowa City’s, with 54.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Terry Branstad
Best known
Terry Branstad
in 32 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Hanlontown’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Hanlontown
The 24 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Wallace Stegner
1909–1993American historian, writer, and environmentalist
Cody Nickson
born 1985American reality television personality
Meredith Willson
1902–1984American composer, conductor, musical arranger, flautist, bandleader and playwright
Del Tenney
1930–2013American actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer
Jane Bloomingdale
born 1956American politician in the state of Iowa
Hamlet Peterson
1897–1973American football and basketball player and coach
Hazel Gertrude Kinscella
1893–1960American musicologist and composer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hanlontown 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)
- Terry Branstad: United States Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Meredith Willson: Rogers & Cowan-publicity agency in Beverly Hills, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Selmer Jackson: Charles Beyer (agent for Jackson), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alvin Baldus: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tanna Frederick: Lesley Bohm, http://www.bohmphotography.com, CC BY-SA 3.0 us, Wikimedia Commons
- Seth Tuttle: GoIowaState.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons