Famous people · Lineville
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lineville
Closest of all is Jerrold Robertshaw, from Allerton, 12 mi away. The list for Lineville is empty for now. Calamity Jane is the most widely known, written about in 39 languages. 466 towns in Iowa have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Calamity Jane
Best known
Calamity Jane
in 39 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lineville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lineville
Nobody born in Lineville is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Wilmatte Porter Cockerell
1870–1957American entomologist, botanist, scientific collector and teacher
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lineville 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)
- Calamity Jane: H. R. Locke, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur M. Hyde: Bain News Service, publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John McConnell: Charles Michael Murray, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mervin Joe Kelly: Internet Archive Book Images, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Clinton Porter: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- F. McGrew Willis: Christie Film Company / Producers Distributing Corporation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Emerson Bailey: Charles U. Becker, Missouri Secretary of State, author and publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Leon Dawson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons