Famous people · Rhodes
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Rhodes
The best known of them is Jean Seberg, with articles in 45 languages. The nearest, Raymond L. Ethington, was born in State Center, 6 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Rhodes is on record yet. 458 towns in Iowa have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
Jean Seberg
Best known
Jean Seberg
in 45 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Rhodes’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Rhodes
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Frank Jack Fletcher
1885–1973United States Navy admiral, Medal of Honor recipient
Mary Beth Hurt
1946–2026American stage and film actress
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rhodes 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)
- Jean Seberg: Studio Harcourt, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Jack Fletcher: U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Kosinski: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Olympia O. McCoy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Beth Hurt: Wes Washington, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Toby Huss: scaredsquee, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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