
24 famous people were born within 35 miles of Hartwick
The nearest, John W. Gwynne, was born in Victor, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Danai Gurira, with articles in 58 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Hartwick yet. The longest list of any town in Iowa belongs to Waterloo, with 61.
What stands out about Hartwick’s famous people
Famous people born near Hartwick
The 24 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Marjorie Cameron
1922–1995American actress and occultist

George Nissen
1914–2010American inventor of the modern trampoline





Allan Eugene Updegraff
1883–1965American author and journalist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hartwick 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)
- Danai Gurira: Gage Skidmore, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugene Burton Ely: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Braley: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marjorie Cameron: Film directed by Curtis Harrington / American International Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mona Guerrant: Aficionada2013, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David R. Nagle: US Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Hayworth: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Gwynne: Compiled under the direction of Tom J. White, Superintendent of Printing, by Lester W. Drennen, Editor., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons