15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lovilia
Charles Badger Clark, born in Albia, 9 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Tom Arnold, with articles in 36 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Lovilia. 466 towns across Iowa can name a famous person born there.
What stands out about Lovilia’s famous people
Famous people born near Lovilia
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Jack Whitver
born 1980American politician and former football player







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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lovilia 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)
- Tom Arnold: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Young: Kevin from New York, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Conklin: Hartsook Photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Karen Morley: George Hurrell (1904-1992), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward C. Stone: NASA/JPL, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hospers: Henrik Bejke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beverley Owen: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Keuning: AnnaReese22, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons