History · Ames
Close to home
Wikipedia doesn’t list anyone born in Ames yet, but 24 notable people were born within 35 miles. Here they are, nearest first.
Ringwood · 10 mi
Nokie Edwards
American musicianKermit Schmidt
American football playerWilliam Meredith Cunningham
American writer
Shirley Abbott
American businessman, rancher, politician and ambassadorElgin Groseclose
American economistClinton Riggs
American police officerLeo Nile Nicholson
Canadian politicianSteve Owen
American football player and coachNicki Aycox
American actressHomer Paine
American football playerDutch Strauss
American football playerLew Brown
American actor
Owen K. Garriott
American electrical engineer and astronaut
Glenda Farrell
American actress
Thad Luckinbill
American actor and film producer
Richard Erdman
American actor, film director
Kirsten Nelson
American actress and directorGene Havlick
American film editorBill Owen
American football playerCharles H. Martin
American entomologist