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Born near Radcliffe: 21 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Ross Cady, was born in Hubbard, 7 mi away. Laurel Clark is the most widely known, written about in 48 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Radcliffe. Across Iowa, the lists cover 439 towns.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
22 mi
Laurel Clark
Best known
Laurel Clark
in 48 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Radcliffe’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Radcliffe
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
John Whitesell
born 1961American television and film director
Laurel Clark
1961–2003NASA astronaut, medical doctor, United States Navy Captain, and Space Shuttle mission specialist
Jenny Simpson
born 1986American middle-distance runner and steeplechaser
MacKinlay Kantor
1904–1977American journalist, novelist and screenwriter
Peter Schickele
1935–2024American composer, musical educator, and parodist
Jane Espenson
born 1964American television writer and producer
Rod Rust
1928–2018American football player, coach, and executive, college athletics administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Radcliffe 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)
- Jenny Simpson: jenaragon94, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- MacKinlay Kantor: Florida Memory, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Schickele: Peter Hummers, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sara Paretsky: Slowking4, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Burrow: The White House from Washington, DC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Espenson: Ravenu, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gordon Jones: film screenshot (PRC), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons