13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Meyer Township
Mike Preaseau, born in Powers, 7 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Robert J. Flaherty, with articles in 42 languages. Next door, the list for Waucedah Township holds Ed McBroom. The list for Meyer Township is empty for now.
What stands out about Meyer Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Meyer Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Robert J. Flaherty
1884–1951American documentary filmmaker




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Famous people from the towns next door
Waucedah Township has the longest list next door, one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Meyer Township 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 (6)
- Robert J. Flaherty: Arnold Genthé, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Delaney Schnell: Tanis Coralee Leonhardi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Van Damme: The original uploader was Alaman at German Wikipedia. (Original text: Alaman), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- R. James Harvey: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Izzo: elizabeth kozak listello, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Gravel: mark6mauno, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons