John Bradley
1923–1994Navy corpsman in World War II, flagraiser at Iwo Jima
Famous people · Ackley
Born near Ackley: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Marissa Mayer is the most widely known, written about in 51 languages. Closest of all is John Bradley, from Antigo, 9 mi away. Next door, Antigo lists 15, led by John Bradley. 645 of the towns in Wisconsin list at least one person.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
Marissa Mayer
Best known
Marissa Mayer
in 51 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Ackley’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Ackley
Nobody born in Ackley is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Marissa Mayer
born 1975American business executive and engineer, former CEO of Yahoo!
Jalen Johnson
born 2001American basketball player (born December 2001)
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Antigo has the most on record: 15.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ackley 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 (7)
- Marissa Mayer: TechCrunch_SF_2013_4S2A3709_(9725490621).jpg: TechCrunch derivative work: Regi51, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gloria Coates: Dietrich Hilmi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Bradley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- D. Wayne Lukas: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Edgar Tewes: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest J. Dawley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Piskula: Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons