Famous people · Wheatland
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Wheatland
Angus Cameron, born in Caledonia, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Frances Willard, with articles in 34 languages. Of the towns next door, Le Roy lists the most: 10, with Graham N. Fitch first. So far, no famous person on record was born in Wheatland.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Frances Willard
Best known
Frances Willard
in 34 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wheatland’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wheatland
Nobody born in Wheatland is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Frances Willard
1839–1898American temperance activist and suffragist
Graham N. Fitch
1809–1892Union United States Army officer and American politician
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Le Roy’s, with 10.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wheatland 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 (17)
- Frances Willard: Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Antoinette Brown Blackwell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Keating: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- W. W. Thayer: John B. Horner, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Angus Cameron: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Graham N. Fitch: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyman R. Casey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marty Reasoner: mark6mauno, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas H. Ruger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clinton B. Fisk: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Baruch Winans: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Hyde: Helen Hyde, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Sands: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Townsend Trowbridge: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew J. Thayer: Colmer, Montagu, and Charles Erskine Scott Wood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mortimer Thomson: Gurney & Son, Photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward S. Lacey: US gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons