Famous people · Prescott
Born near Prescott: 23 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Johnny Carson, from Corning, 7 mi away. Henry A. Wallace is the most widely known, written about in 71 languages. Famous people are on record for 441 of the towns in Iowa. Not one famous person on record comes from Prescott yet.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
Henry A. Wallace
Best known
Henry A. Wallace
in 71 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Prescott’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Prescott
They were born in 14 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ben F. Wilson
1876–1930Film director, film producer, screenwriter
C. Maxwell Stanley
1904–1984American engineer, industrialist and peace activist
Marcia Wallace Peams
1942–2013American actress and comedian
Henry A. Wallace
1888–1965American politician (1888–1965); Vice President of the United States from 1941 to 1945
Lulu Johnson
1907–1995American historian and university administrator
Bob King
1923–2004American basketball player and coach, college athletic administrator
J. B. West
1912–1983American writer; Chief Usher of the White House
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Prescott 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)
- Henry A. Wallace: Photo copyrighted by D.N. Townsend; no renewal in the U.S. Copyright Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Carson: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcia Wallace Peams: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julee Cruise: Bertrand from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Virginia Christine: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben F. Wilson: Studio of Luther S. White, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn L. Martin: SDASM Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons