Famous people · Martelle
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Martelle
Grant Wood, born in Anamosa, 7 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Elijah Wood, with articles in 86 languages. No famous person’s birth in Martelle is on record yet. In all of Iowa, the famous people on record come from 457 towns.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Elijah Wood
Best known
Elijah Wood
in 86 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Martelle’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Martelle
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Carl Van Vechten
1880–1964American writer and photographer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Martelle 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)
- Elijah Wood: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashton Kutcher: Photographer: Jennifer Jacquemart, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grant Wood: Grant Wood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Van Vechten: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Emerson: Thibault from Paris, France, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Driscoll: NBC Television Network, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robin Lord Taylor: Dominick D, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Lanning: Harold Lloyd, Lewis Milestone and Ted Wilde., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons