Born near Lake Panorama: 28 famous people within 35 miles
Aubrey W. Dirlam, born in Panora, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is George Gallup, with articles in 38 languages. No famous person on record lists Lake Panorama as their birthplace yet. In all of Iowa, the famous people on record come from 495 towns.
What stands out about Lake Panorama’s famous people
Famous people born near Lake Panorama
The 28 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.







Darrell R. Lindsey
1919–1944United States Army Air Forces Medal of Honor recipient

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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Panora has the most on record, with 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lake Panorama 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)
- George Gallup: Norman James, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Loren Shriver: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Ellison: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George A. Wilson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Fadden: film screenshot (Allied Artists), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nile Kinnick: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Darrell R. Lindsey: US Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William R. Peers: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons