
6 famous people were born within 35 miles of Athelstane
Lyle Mays, born in Wausaukee, 11 mi away, is the closest. Next door, the list for Wausaukee holds Lyle Mays. The list for Athelstane is empty for now. 664 towns in Wisconsin have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Athelstane’s famous people
Famous people born near Athelstane
The 6 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Wausaukee has the most on record: one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Athelstane 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 (4)
- Lyle Mays: Carlo "Granchius" Bonini, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John A. Gronouski: Smithsonian National Postal Museum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Gravel: mark6mauno, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Russ Bauers: Play Ball cards, published by Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

