Famous people · Bear Creek
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Bear Creek
Daniel V. Speckhard, born in Clintonville, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Robert F. Morneau, with articles in 8 languages. No famous person’s birth in Bear Creek is on record yet. The longest list of any town in Wisconsin belongs to Racine, with 85.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Robert F. Morneau
Best known
Robert F. Morneau
in 8 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Bear Creek’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Bear Creek
Nobody born in Bear Creek is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Jeffrey Brian Remmel
1948–2017Ph.D. Cornell University 1974
Melvin O. Handrich
1919–1950United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Frank Lewis Nason
1856–1928American mining engineer, teacher, and writer
Jesse H. Ames
1875–1957American football coach and college administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bear Creek 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 (6)
- Reid Fred Murray: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clint Kriewaldt: SteelCityHobbies, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel V. Speckhard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Lewis Nason: not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Melvin O. Handrich: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Sommers: New York Mets, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons