
26 famous people were born within 35 miles of Iron Belt
John Szarkowski is the most widely known, written about in 15 languages. Next door, Pence lists one, Paul Alfonsi. Closest of all is Lise Anne Couture, from Montreal, 4 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Iron Belt.
What stands out about Iron Belt’s famous people
Famous people born near Iron Belt
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




Renee Ellmers
born 1964Former U.S. Representative from North Carolina

Raymond Joseph Cannon
1894–1951Politician, lawyer, baseball pitcher



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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, only Pence has someone listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Iron Belt 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 (9)
- Frank Olson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Renee Ellmers: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennifer Ouellette: Sgerbic, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robin Greenfield: Sean Aranda, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lise Anne Couture: Alex Cao, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Raymond Joseph Cannon: Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library, compiler. Democrat Printing Company (Madison, WI), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Ave: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William C. Gribble, Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Alfonsi: Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
