Famous people · Valparaiso
Born near Valparaiso: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Bob Cerv, born in Weston, 9 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is George Wells Beadle, with articles in 60 languages. In Nebraska, 246 towns have someone on the list. Not one famous person on record comes from Valparaiso yet.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
George Wells Beadle
Best known
George Wells Beadle
in 60 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Valparaiso’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Valparaiso
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ernest R. Kouma
1919–1993United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Howard Hanson
1896–1981American composer, conductor, educator and music theorist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Valparaiso 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)
- George Wells Beadle: Danny Lyon (b. 1942), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Darryl F. Zanuck: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Hanson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Crawford: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Cerv: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest R. Kouma: Abbie Rowe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Les Nunamaker: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zach Miller: Fox Sports, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons