Famous people · Lester
Born near Lester: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Ellis Yarnal Berry, from Larchwood, 5 mi away. Ernest Lawrence is the most widely known, written about in 93 languages. 441 of the towns in Iowa list at least one person. So far, no famous person on record was born in Lester.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
Ernest Lawrence
Best known
Ernest Lawrence
in 93 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lester’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lester
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Agnes Allen
1930–2012All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
Constance Congdon
born 1944American playwright and librettist
Herma Albertson Baggley
1896–1981American park ranger, naturalist, author, botanical collector and teacher
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lester 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)
- Ernest Lawrence: Nobel foundation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert A. Dahl: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Johnson: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellis Yarnal Berry: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John H. Lawrence: Donald Cooksey, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herma Albertson Baggley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons