Famous people · Nodaway
Born near Nodaway: 23 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Glenn Miller, with articles in 64 languages. Closest of all is Randy Weaver, from Villisca, 4 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Nodaway is on record yet. In Iowa, 457 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Glenn Miller
Best known
Glenn Miller
in 64 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Nodaway’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Nodaway
The 23 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
C. Maxwell Stanley
1904–1984American engineer, industrialist and peace activist
Lulu Johnson
1907–1995American historian and university administrator
Charles Roy Henderson
1911–1989American biostatistician and pioneer in animal breeding
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Nodaway 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
- Fred Lawrence Whipple: UCLA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joni Ernst: United States Senate Photographic Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marilyn Maxwell: ABC Network, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Neville Brand: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Raymond Hatton: The Columbia evening Missourian, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Virginia Christine: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons