Born near Van Horne: 28 famous people within 35 miles
Monte Merkel, born in Keystone, 6 mi away, is the closest. The list for Van Horne is empty for now. The best known of them is Bruce Charles Heezen, with articles in 16 languages. Across Iowa, 455 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Van Horne’s famous people
Famous people born near Van Horne
Nobody born in Van Horne is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
George Nissen
1914–2010American inventor of the modern trampoline


Calvin Pearl Titus
1879–1966United States Army Medal of Honor recipient


Marjorie Cameron
1922–1995American actress and occultist




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Van Horne 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)
- Marjorie Cameron: Film directed by Curtis Harrington / American International Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mona Guerrant: Aficionada2013, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Hennings: United States Air Force (name of photographer not given), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bing Miller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Calvin Pearl Titus: McManus, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen R. Fitzgarrald: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence Whitehill: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hal Trosky: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons