Famous people · Ames
Born near Ames: 24 famous people within 35 miles
Nokie Edwards, born in Lahoma, 11 mi away, is the closest. Not one famous person on record comes from Ames yet. The best known of them is Owen K. Garriott, with articles in 32 languages. Across Oklahoma, the lists cover 297 towns.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
21 mi
Owen K. Garriott
Best known
Owen K. Garriott
in 32 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Ames’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Ames
The 24 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Shirley Abbott
1924–2013American businessman, rancher, politician and ambassador
Owen K. Garriott
1930–2019American electrical engineer and astronaut
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ames 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 (11)
- Owen K. Garriott: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenda Farrell: United States Steel Corporation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thad Luckinbill: GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Erdman: United Artists, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nokie Edwards: Dumontierc, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dondria: RealTVfilms, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shirley Abbott: Mary Anne Fackelman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wally Parks: Bill Groak (Mfhollander (Uploads)), CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Al Brazle: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold G. Kiner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leon Crosswhite: Ziggybee, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons