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Famous people · Turin

Born near Turin: 27 famous people within 35 miles

The nearest, Vernon Prichard, was born in Onawa, 6 mi away. Hoot Gibson is the most widely known, written about in 18 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Turin. The longest list of any town in Iowa belongs to Waterloo, with 61.

#1 best knownHoot GibsonFilm, TV & Stage · 1892–1962
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Born nearby
27
within 35 miles
Closest
21 mi
Hoot Gibson
Best known
Hoot Gibson
in 18 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Turin’s famous people

Close to homeThe 27 names on this page were all born no farther than 35 miles away.
★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Turin

Nobody born in Turin is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

10 mi20 mi35 miOnawa · 5Tekamah · 5Danbury · 4Mapleton · 3Macy · 2Dunlap · 2Pisgah · 1Sloan · 1Mondamin · 1Turin
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Mat Roy Thompson

1874–1962

American architect and civil engineer known for work on Scotty's Castle

Writing & ArtsDunlap · 22 miWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Turin 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.

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