
Born near Davenport: 15 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Amy Olson, was born in Oxbow, 12 mi away. The best known of them is Jake Hager, with articles in 32 languages. The list for Davenport is empty for now. No town in North Dakota lists more than Fargo, with 91.
What stands out about Davenport’s famous people
Famous people born near Davenport
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Andy Young
born 1994American professional baseball infielder born 1994

John H. Lang
1899–1970American military officer (1899–1970) ; recipient of the Purple Heart medal
Dwayne A. King
born 1939American politician – Minnesota -House 1977-78 (District 43B)

Jake Hager
born 1982Former american professional wrestler and mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter

William H. Gass
1924–2017American fiction writer, critic, philosophy professor


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Davenport 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 (7)
- Jake Hager: Miguel Discart, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Vee: Harry Pot for Anefo ]], CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- CariDee English: Mike Kortoci Like us on Facebook, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dalton Knecht: edwarddallas, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Langer: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Strahm: Minda Haas Kuhlmann: flickr, personal website, twitter, instagram, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Olson: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons