Born near Millerton: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Wade Harman, born in Corydon, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Thomas E. Martin, with articles in 12 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Millerton. The longest list of any town in Iowa belongs to Waterloo, with 61.
What stands out about Millerton’s famous people
Famous people born near Millerton
They were born in 13 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Walter S. Kennedy
1873–1954American football player and coach, newspaper publisher




Wilmatte Porter Cockerell
1870–1957American entomologist, botanist, scientific collector and teacher
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Millerton 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)
- Thomas E. Martin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Simon Estes: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zales Ecton: USGov-Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Claude Payton: Jesse D. Hampton Productions / Pathé Exchange, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George McGill: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- L. J. Dickinson: National Photo Company; photographer unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Clinton Porter: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons