Famous people · Luana
Born near Luana: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Brett Szabo, from Postville, 6 mi away. Edwin G. Krebs is the most widely known, written about in 48 languages. No famous person on record lists Luana as their birthplace yet. Famous people are on record for 455 of the towns in Iowa.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
24 mi
Edwin G. Krebs
Best known
Edwin G. Krebs
in 48 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Luana’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Luana
Nobody born in Luana is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Althea Sherman
1853–1943American ornithologist, artist and educator
Francis John Dunn
1922–1989Bishop in the Catholic Church in the United States
Walter Bradford Cannon
1871–1945American physiologist
Rudolph Martin Anderson
1876–1961American-Canadian explorer
Rob Sand
born 1982American lawyer and politician and Auditor of Iowa since 2019
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Luana 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 (7)
- Oswald Veblen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Asle Gronna: Harris & Ewing Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Foege: James Gathany of the CDC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael T. Osterholm: Saint Paul Area Synod, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rudolph Martin Anderson: Vilhjalmur Stefansson photographer unknown, most likely Stefansson or George H. Wilkins, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Althea Sherman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Sand: Rob Sand for Governor, CC0, Wikimedia Commons