
Born near Reasnor: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Charles Murray, from Newton, 8 mi away. Danai Gurira is the most widely known, written about in 58 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Reasnor. Famous people are on record for 468 of the towns in Iowa.
What stands out about Reasnor’s famous people
Famous people born near Reasnor
Nobody born in Reasnor is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.





Jack Whitver
born 1980American politician and former football player

Allan Eugene Updegraff
1883–1965American author and journalist

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Reasnor 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)
- Danai Gurira: Gage Skidmore, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Murray: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claire Dodd: produced by Warner Bros. and supplied to CINELANDIA magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Houbolt: NASA/LARC/Bob Nye, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward C. Stone: NASA/JPL, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hospers: Henrik Bejke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Keuning: AnnaReese22, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons