Born near Abrams: 17 famous people within 35 miles
George Burnside, born in Oconto Falls, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Dan Haggerty, with articles in 19 languages. Next door, Stiles lists one, John J. O'Hara. No famous person on record lists Abrams as their birthplace yet.
What stands out about Abrams’ famous people
Famous people born near Abrams
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Eli Waldron
1916–1980American short story writer, journalist, poet, and visual artist






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Famous people from the towns next door
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Abrams 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)
- Dan Haggerty: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Deedra Irwin: Pavel Hrdlička (Czech Wikipedia user Packa), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fay Holderness: Leo McCarey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David G. Classon: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Red Mack: Jay Publishing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John J. O'Hara: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
