Famous people · Willernie
Born near Willernie: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Moose Goheen, born in White Bear Lake, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is F. Scott Fitzgerald, with articles in 122 languages. No famous person on record lists Willernie as their birthplace yet. 410 towns across Minnesota can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Best known
F. Scott Fitzgerald
in 122 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Willernie’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Willernie
Nobody born in Willernie is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Denis McDonough
born 196911th United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Thomas J. Abercrombie
1930–2006American photographer and writer
Randy Schekman
born 1948Nobel prize winning American cell biologist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Willernie 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)
- F. Scott Fitzgerald: Nickolas Muray, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Melvin Calvin: "Photolab", Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Randy Schekman: Bengt Oberger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Denis McDonough: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Stecklein: John Mac, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Moose Goheen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons