Born near Montpelier: 23 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Charles Carpenter, from Edgington, 6 mi away. The best known of them is Lara Flynn Boyle, with articles in 59 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Montpelier. Across Iowa, 471 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Montpelier’s famous people
Famous people born near Montpelier
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.















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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Montpelier 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 (15)
- Lara Flynn Boyle: derivative work: Rossrs Kyle_MacLachlan_Lara_Flynn_Boyle_Emmy_Awards_1990.jpg, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Madison Keys: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Seth Rollins: Super Festivals, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddie Albert: Film screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julia Michaels: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sue Lyon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bix Beiderbecke: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Susan Glaspell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- June Haver: 20th Century-Fox Production, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Fox Parham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Max Allan Collins: Oscarfan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellis Parker Butler: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles E. Winter: Harris and Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank O. Horton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James A. Peters: Beatriz Moisset, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons