Jane Bloomingdale
born 1956American politician in the state of Iowa
Famous people · Kensett
Born near Kensett: 22 famous people within 35 miles
Jane Bloomingdale, born in Northwood, 6 mi away, is the closest. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Kensett. The best known of them is Wallace Stegner, with articles in 32 languages. In Iowa, 459 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Wallace Stegner
Best known
Wallace Stegner
in 32 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Kensett’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Kensett
The 22 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Meredith Willson
1902–1984American composer, conductor, musical arranger, flautist, bandleader and playwright
Del Tenney
1930–2013American actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer
Wallace Stegner
1909–1993American historian, writer, and environmentalist
Clinton Clauson
1895–1959American politician and chiropractor
Cody Nickson
born 1985American reality television personality
Hazel Gertrude Kinscella
1893–1960American musicologist and composer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kensett 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)
- Meredith Willson: Rogers & Cowan-publicity agency in Beverly Hills, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Selmer Jackson: Charles Beyer (agent for Jackson), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clinton Clauson: 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
- Leo Elthon: Sherman W. Needham, Superintendent of Printing, Editor, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons