Lou Henry Hoover
1874–1944First Lady of the United States from 1929 to 1933
Famous people · Raymond
Born near Raymond: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Lou Henry Hoover, from Waterloo, 6 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Raymond. No town in Iowa lists more than Waterloo, with 61. Iowa City has the second-longest list in Iowa, after Waterloo, with 54.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Lou Henry Hoover
Best known
Lou Henry Hoover
in 53 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Raymond’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Raymond
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Marc Andreessen
born 1971American entrepreneur, investor, and software engineer
Leonard Eugene Dickson
1874–1954American mathematician
Chuck Grassley
born 1933United States Senator from Iowa since 1981
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Raymond 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)
- Lou Henry Hoover: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julie Adams: Photographer not credited [1], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chuck Grassley: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marc Andreessen: JD Lasica, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam DeVine: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from Washington D.C, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Thompson Jaynes: Tomixdf at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Gable: The Ray Center, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerald Guralnik: Moose-32, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons