Famous people · Garden Plain Township
Born near Garden Plain Township: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Roger Potter, from Albany, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Robert Andrews Millikan, with articles in 105 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Garden Plain Township. Clinton, which borders it, has 31 on its list, the best known David C. Hilmers.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Robert Andrews Millikan
Best known
Robert Andrews Millikan
in 105 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Garden Plain Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Garden Plain Township
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
John R. Huizenga
1921–2014American physicist who helped build the first atomic bomb
Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore
1856–1928American writer and photographer
Salvatore Giunta
born 1985United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Gertrude Foster Brown
1867–1956American concert pianist, teacher, and suffragette
C. Louise Boehringer
1878–1956American politician; superintendent of schools
Vesta Stoudt
1891–1966American factory worker (1891–1966) and inventor of Duct tape
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Clinton counts 31 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Garden Plain Township 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 (15)
- Robert Andrews Millikan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David C. Hilmers: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lillian Russell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Salvatore Giunta: Monica King, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peggy Moran: not credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lafe McKee: Willis Kent, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dean Cameron: Sgerbic, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Muriel Frances Dana: Associated Producers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Claude A. Fuller: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gertrude Foster Brown: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Reagan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- C. Louise Boehringer: Photographer not named., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John R. Huizenga: ENERGY.GOV, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nelle Wilson Reagan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons