Robert D. Booker
1920–1943United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Famous people · Oconto
24 famous people were born within 35 miles of Oconto
Closest of all is Robert D. Booker, from Callaway, 13 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Oconto. The best known of them is Bill Barrett, with articles in 10 languages. Across Nebraska, the lists cover 234 towns.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
25 mi
Bill Barrett
Best known
Bill Barrett
in 10 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Oconto’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Oconto
The 24 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Earl J. Atkisson
1886–1941Colonel of the 1st Gas Regiment in World War I
Ray B. McCandless
1889–1931American football player and coach, basketball coach, baseball coach
James Robertson
1907–1994American economist and government official
Kirstin Cronn-Mills
born 1968Author of children's and young adult books
Joseph P. Kelly
born 1956Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska since 2023
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oconto 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 (10)
- Bill Barrett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Cooper: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Kuroki: SDASM Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aage Brix: The Philadelphia Inquirer,, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph P. Kelly: United States Attorneys Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Monte Kiffin: TreyMcNeil, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cliff Lee: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl J. Atkisson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirstin Cronn-Mills: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray B. McCandless: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons