Famous people · Bayside
Born near Bayside: 18 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Gene Wilder, with articles in 101 languages. Across the town line, Mequon lists 8, Anders Bjork first. So far, no famous person on record was born in Bayside. The nearest, Mary Willis Walker, was born in Fox Point, 2 mi away.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Gene Wilder
Best known
Gene Wilder
in 101 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Bayside’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Bayside
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Donald Knuth
born 1938American computer scientist and mathematician
Herbert Simon
1916–2001American political scientist, economist, sociologist, and psychologist
George F. Kennan
1904–2005American advisor, diplomat, political scientist and historian
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The longest list nearby is Mequon’s, with 8.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bayside 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)
- Gene Wilder: Warner Brothers/Tandem Production, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Knuth: Alex Handy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spencer Tracy: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (work for hire), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Simon: Rochester Institute of Technology, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ava Max: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George F. Kennan: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Liberace: Allan warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons