Famous people · Urbana
Born near Urbana: 21 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Benton J. Underwood, was born in Center Point, 6 mi away. Elijah Wood is the most widely known, written about in 86 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Urbana. 479 towns across Iowa can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
21 mi
Elijah Wood
Best known
Elijah Wood
in 86 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Urbana’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Urbana
Nobody born in Urbana is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Leonard Eugene Dickson
1874–1954American mathematician
Fran Allison
1907–1989American television and radio comedian, personality and singer
Carl Van Vechten
1880–1964American writer and photographer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Urbana 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)
- Elijah Wood: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashton Kutcher: Photographer: Jennifer Jacquemart, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michelle Monaghan: https://www.flickr.com/photos/greg2600/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Van Vechten: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Emerson: Thibault from Paris, France, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Driscoll: NBC Television Network, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fran Allison: Burr Tilstrom (creator of Kukla, Fran and Ollie) NBC (broadcaster), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Lanning: Harold Lloyd, Lewis Milestone and Ted Wilde., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons