
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Unionville
Closest of all is Simon Estes, from Centerville, 11 mi away. The best known of them is Tom Arnold, with articles in 36 languages. Waterloo has the most of any town in Iowa: 61. After Waterloo, the next longest list in Iowa is Iowa City’s, with 54.
What stands out about Unionville’s famous people
Famous people born near Unionville
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.







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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Unionville 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)
- Tom Arnold: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Young: Kevin from New York, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Karen Morley: George Hurrell (1904-1992), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Beverley Owen: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas E. Martin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Simon Estes: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lafayette Young: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons