Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Best known
Bob Dylan
in 184 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Amnicon’s famous people ★ What stands out · Close to home Famous people born near Amnicon They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
10 mi 20 mi 35 mi Duluth · 6 Superior · 5 Poplar · 1 Hawthorne · 1 Amnicon Within 10 mi · 2 Within 20 mi · 17 Within 35 mi · 20
TB Tom Burke born 1976 All-American college football player, professional football player, defensive lineman
CE Chuck Eisenmann 1918–2010 American baseball player
Oliver E. Williamson 1932–2020 American economist
Jeffrey Williams born 1958 American astronaut
Richard Bong 1920–1945 United States Air Force Medal of Honor recipient
Marian Nixon 1904–1983 Actress
Lewis B. Schwellenbach 1894–1948 Secretary of Labor
DN Dean Nyquist 1935–2014 American lawyer and politician
Bob Dylan born 1941 American singer-songwriter
Bill Berry born 1958 American musician; drummer for R.E.M.
DL Don LaFontaine 1940–2008 American voice actor
Gena Lee Nolin born 1971 American actress and model
Marguerite De La Motte 1902–1950 American actress
WW Walter Jon Williams born 1953 American fiction writer
TM Tom MacLeod born 1951 American football player
LH Loyce Houlton 1925–1995 American dancer and choreographer
RK Richard Kelly 1908–1939 American politician – Minnesota -- "Dick" House 1937-38 (District 60); Senate 1939 (District 60)
DS Dylan Samberg born 1999 American ice hockey player
JU Jerry Ujdur born 1957 American baseball player
WA Wyatt Aamodt born 1997 American ice hockey player
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Amnicon 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 (9) Bob Dylan: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Oliver E. Williamson: Prolineserver, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Jeffrey Williams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Bill Berry: joesomeone2010, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Gena Lee Nolin: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Richard Bong: USAAF official photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Marguerite De La Motte: Photoplay magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Marian Nixon: Photoplay magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Lewis B. Schwellenbach: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons