Born near Arena: 25 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Flavia Camp Canfield, from Black Earth, 5 mi away. Skylar Grey is the most widely known, written about in 43 languages. No entry yet names Arena as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in Wisconsin belongs to Racine, with 85.
What stands out about Arena’s famous people
Famous people born near Arena
Nobody born in Arena is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.







August Derleth
1909–1971American novelist, short story writer, poet, editor, and anthologist


Forrest Perkins
1920–2014American football and baseball player, coach, and college athletics administrator

Jerry L. O'Connor
born 195321st century American politician

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Arena 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 (11)
- Skylar Grey: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Archie Hahn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- August Derleth: Ephraim Burt Trimpey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Wilkinson: This photo is a work by Artem Korzhimanov. You can find more of my works in my gallery and in the category Photos by User:Artem Korzhimanov. Even more of my works can be found in my galleries at Picasa and Panoramio., CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marissa Bode: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Gilbeck: Basketinside il basket a 360°, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Weston: Violetwood, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Peyton: Everybody's Magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Evan Lewis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Platt Whitman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert G. Siebecker: Hunter, Paul F., Editor, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons