Famous people · Shell Rock
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Shell Rock
Of the famous people on record, none was born in Shell Rock. The nearest, Michael Talbott, was born in Waverly, 6 mi away. Lou Henry Hoover is the most widely known, written about in 53 languages. In all of Iowa, the famous people on record come from 425 towns.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
19 mi
Lou Henry Hoover
Best known
Lou Henry Hoover
in 53 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Shell Rock’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Shell Rock
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Chuck Grassley
born 1933United States Senator from Iowa since 1981
Marc Andreessen
born 1971American entrepreneur, investor, and software engineer
Lou Henry Hoover
1874–1944First Lady of the United States from 1929 to 1933
George Nelson
born 1950American astronaut, astronomer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Shell Rock 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
- Robert Coover: Dave Pape, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Nelson: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pauline Pfeiffer: unattributed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons