Famous people · Anderson
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Anderson
Closest of all is John Szarkowski, from Ashland, 13 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Anderson. Across Wisconsin, 677 towns list someone born there. The longest list in Wisconsin is Racine’s, with 85 names.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
John Szarkowski
Best known
John Szarkowski
in 15 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Anderson’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Anderson
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Renee Ellmers
born 1964Former U.S. Representative from North Carolina
Raymond Joseph Cannon
1894–1951Politician, lawyer, baseball pitcher
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Anderson 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 (8)
- Frank Olson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Renee Ellmers: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennifer Ouellette: Sgerbic, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robin Greenfield: Sean Aranda, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lise Anne Couture: Alex Cao, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Raymond Joseph Cannon: Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library, compiler. Democrat Printing Company (Madison, WI), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Ave: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William C. Gribble, Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons