
23 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lidderdale
The nearest, Nick Nurse, was born in Carroll, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Andy Williams, with articles in 49 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Lidderdale yet. Waterloo has the most of any town in Iowa: 61.
What stands out about Lidderdale’s famous people
Famous people born near Lidderdale
Nobody born in Lidderdale is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

Archer MacMackin
1888–1961Director, producer, screenwriter
Frank Henry Greteman
1907–1987American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church; bishop of the Diocese of Sioux City, Iowa
William Lowell Hill
1855–1922United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
Robert Presnell Sr
1894–1969American screenwriter and film producer







Darrell R. Lindsey
1919–1944United States Army Air Forces Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lidderdale 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)
- Andy Williams: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Gallup: Norman James, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Loren Shriver: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Nurse: File:NICK NURSE.jpg: Nickbarden derivative work: Shakeydeal33, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Williams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Fadden: film screenshot (Allied Artists), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Darrell R. Lindsey: US Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John R. Hansen: US Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons