Famous people · Beaver
Born near Beaver: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Dan Haggerty, from Pound, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Lyle Mays, with articles in 22 languages. The nearest list is next door in Pound: one name, Dan Haggerty. 671 of the towns in Wisconsin list at least one person.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Lyle Mays
Best known
Lyle Mays
in 22 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Beaver’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Beaver
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Eli Waldron
1916–1980American short story writer, journalist, poet, and visual artist
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The longest list nearby is Pound’s, with one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Beaver 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)
- Lyle Mays: Carlo "Granchius" Bonini, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Haggerty: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fay Holderness: Leo McCarey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Robins: Leech44, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David G. Classon: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Red Mack: Jay Publishing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John J. O'Hara: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons