Famous people · Wheatland
Born near Wheatland: 22 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Pete Schmidt, from Lowden, 5 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Wheatland. Herbert E. Hitchcock is the most widely known, written about in 11 languages. Across Iowa, the lists cover 457 towns.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
18 mi
Herbert E. Hitchcock
Best known
Herbert E. Hitchcock
in 11 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wheatland’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wheatland
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Rozella M. Schlotfeldt
1914–2005American nurse, educator and researcher
Wallace Townsend
1882–1979Arkansas lawyer and Republican politician
Daria O'Neill
born 1971Radio and television personality and an entertainer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wheatland 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)
- Herbert E. Hitchcock: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norris Brown: Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James A. Peters: Beatriz Moisset, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eben Martin: Oscar William Coursey (1873-1946), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Patrick O'Hara: Campaign card, 1940, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sage Rosenfels: Vikes-Gators, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace Wilbur Trout: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert G. Cousins: "Frankfort Review" (Frankfort, KS)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons