Famous people · West Amana
22 famous people were born within 35 miles of West Amana
Closest of all is Del Miller, from Marengo, 5 mi away. The list for West Amana is empty for now. The best known of them is Elijah Wood, with articles in 86 languages. No town in Iowa lists more than Waterloo, with 61.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
18 mi
Elijah Wood
Best known
Elijah Wood
in 86 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about West Amana’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near West Amana
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
George Nissen
1914–2010American inventor of the modern trampoline
William Edwin Franklin
1930–2026American Roman-Catholic priest, seventh bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport, Iowa, USA
Marjorie Cameron
1922–1995American actress and occultist
Carl Van Vechten
1880–1964American writer and photographer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Amana 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
- 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
- Robin Lord Taylor: Dominick D, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugene Burton Ely: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marjorie Cameron: Film directed by Curtis Harrington / American International Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons