Famous people · Dodgeville
Born near Dodgeville: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Eugene Parker, from Houghton, 2 mi away. James Tolkan is the most widely known, written about in 33 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Dodgeville yet. The longest list of any town in Michigan belongs to Dearborn, with 63.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
James Tolkan
Best known
James Tolkan
in 33 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Dodgeville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Dodgeville
Nobody born in Dodgeville is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Donald G. Saari
born 1940American mathematician, expert on voting methods and the n-body problem (b.1940)
Mary Odile Cahoon
1929–2011American Benedictine nun, biologist and Antarctic scientist
Mary Locke Petermann
1908–1975American cellular biochemist
Lyman Frimodig
1891–1972American athlete and college basketball coach
John W. Murray
1913–1996Pastor, evangelist, and president of Shelton College
Paul Smith
1906–1985American film composer, violinist, conductor
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dodgeville 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)
- James Tolkan: Putitonamap98, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugene Parker: Kim Shiflett, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Smith: Mwanner | Talk. Original uploader was Mwanner at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nancy Harkness Love: U.S. Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Verna Hillie: Cine Mundial, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rodney Paavola: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Manson Benedict: ENERGY.GOV, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Ruppe: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons