Famous people · Amherst Junction
Born near Amherst Junction: 17 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Tyler Biadasz, was born in Amherst, 1 mi away. Peter Weller is the most widely known, written about in 42 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Amherst Junction. The longest list of any town in Wisconsin belongs to Racine, with 85.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Peter Weller
Best known
Peter Weller
in 42 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Amherst Junction’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Amherst Junction
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Suzy Favor Hamilton
born 1968American middle-distance runner, former escort and mental health activist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Amherst Junction 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)
- Peter Weller: Florida Supercon, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Garrett Weber-Gale: Nicole from Kansas, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Pavelski: Ivan Makarov, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Suzy Favor Hamilton: Sargossa, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Janel McCarville: SusanLesch, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Biadasz: U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Reid Fred Murray: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons