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Famous people · Orchard

Born near Orchard: 22 famous people within 35 miles

Closest of all is Mike Johanns, from Osage, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Robert James Waller, with articles in 29 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Orchard yet. Waterloo has the most of any town in Iowa: 61.

#2 best knownMike JohannsPolitics & Law · born 1950
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Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Robert James Waller
Best known
Robert James Waller
in 29 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Orchard’s famous people

Close to homeNearby births fill this page: 22 people from up to 35 miles away.
★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Orchard

The 22 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miOsage · 5Charles City · 5Mitchell · 2Riceville · 2St. Ansgar · 1Roseville · 1Rockford · 1Elma · 1Orchard
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Clifford Lofvegren

1903–1969

American politician – Minnesota -- "Cliff" Senate 1949-62 (District 47); Senate 1963-66 (District 25)

Politics & LawLittle Cedar · 11 miWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Orchard 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.

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