Born near Moravia: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Charles Badger Clark, born in Albia, 9 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Tom Arnold, with articles in 36 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Moravia yet. Across Iowa, 442 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Moravia’s famous people
Famous people born near Moravia
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.







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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Moravia 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)
- Tom Arnold: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Young: Kevin from New York, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Karen Morley: George Hurrell (1904-1992), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Beverley Owen: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas E. Martin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Simon Estes: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lafayette Young: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons