Famous people · Monmouth
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Monmouth
Closest of all is Joe Seng, from Lost Nation, 8 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Monmouth. The best known of them is Grant Wood, with articles in 53 languages. 460 towns in Iowa have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
20 mi
Grant Wood
Best known
Grant Wood
in 53 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Monmouth’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Monmouth
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Peggy Wilson
born 1945American politician in North Carolina and Alaska
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Monmouth 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)
- Grant Wood: Grant Wood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert E. Hitchcock: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norris Brown: Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Red Faber: The original uploader was Never been to spain at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremie Miller: Doc Searls, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colin Rea: Joel Dinda on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eben Martin: Oscar William Coursey (1873-1946), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sage Rosenfels: Vikes-Gators, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons