Famous people · Menominee
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Menominee
The nearest, John W. Cox, Jr., was born in Hazel Green, 6 mi away. The best known of them is Kate Mulgrew, with articles in 43 languages. No entry yet names Menominee as a birthplace. In all of Illinois, the famous people on record come from 753 towns.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Kate Mulgrew
Best known
Kate Mulgrew
in 43 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Menominee’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Menominee
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Leroy D. Eastman
1872–1945American businessman, farmer, and politician
Donald William Kerst
1911–1993American accelerator physicist who developed the betatron
John Aaron Rawlins
1831–1869Union Army general, 29th Secretary of War
David Drake
1945–2023American author of science fiction and fantasy literature
Thomas J. B. Robinson
1868–1958American politician from Iowa
Fred Smith
1878–1964Baseball pitcher in the 1900s from the United States
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Menominee 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)
- Kate Mulgrew: Mike Muegel, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Lindsay: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kayla Banwarth: U.S. Department of State from United States, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Schwatka: Bradley & Rulofson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Aaron Rawlins: Henry Ulke (1821–1910), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Cox, Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas J. B. Robinson: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons