Red Anderson
1912–1972Professional baseball player and United States Navy personnel
Famous people · Pierson
Born near Pierson: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Red Anderson, born in Lawton, 17 mi away, is the closest. The list for Pierson is empty for now. The best known of them is Edward Lindberg, with articles in 22 languages. 455 towns across Iowa can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
21 mi
Edward Lindberg
Best known
Edward Lindberg
in 22 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Pierson’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Pierson
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Robert E. Smylie
1914–2004American politician and attorney from Idaho
Harold D. Schuster
1902–1986American film director and film editor
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pierson 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)
- Edward Lindberg: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Hughes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jared Homan: Usien, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Garfield Wood: Tennessee Valley Authority, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy Gillette: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert E. Smylie: University of Idaho, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal C. Johnson: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons