Born near Newhall: 22 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Robin Pingeton, was born in Atkins, 6 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Newhall. Elijah Wood is the most widely known, written about in 86 languages. In all of Iowa, the famous people on record come from 448 towns.
What stands out about Newhall’s famous people
Famous people born near Newhall
The 22 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
George Nissen
1914–2010American inventor of the modern trampoline



Carl Van Vechten
1880–1964American writer and photographer




Marjorie Cameron
1922–1995American actress and occultist

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Newhall 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)
- Elijah Wood: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashton Kutcher: Photographer: Jennifer Jacquemart, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Van Vechten: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Emerson: Thibault from Paris, France, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Driscoll: NBC Television Network, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marjorie Cameron: Film directed by Curtis Harrington / American International Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mona Guerrant: Aficionada2013, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Hennings: United States Air Force (name of photographer not given), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons