Famous people · New Market
27 famous people were born within 35 miles of New Market
The nearest, Glenn Miller, was born in Clarinda, 7 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in New Market. In all of Iowa, the famous people on record come from 509 towns. Waterloo has the most of any town in Iowa: 61.
Born nearby
27
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Glenn Miller
Best known
Glenn Miller
in 64 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about New Market’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near New Market
They were born in 13 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Lulu Johnson
1907–1995American historian and university administrator
Bob King
1923–2004American basketball player and coach, college athletic administrator
Charles Roy Henderson
1911–1989American biostatistician and pioneer in animal breeding
Johnny Carson
1925–2005American talk show host and comedian
Ben F. Wilson
1876–1930Film director, film producer, screenwriter
C. Maxwell Stanley
1904–1984American engineer, industrialist and peace activist
Bill Tobin
1941–2024American football player and executive
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Market 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)
- Glenn Miller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Carson: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marilyn Maxwell: ABC Network, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Virginia Christine: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben F. Wilson: Studio of Luther S. White, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Judd Holdren: Republic Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Spencer Brown: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Ragan: American Tobacco Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons