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13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Berlin

Marissa Mayer is the most widely known, written about in 51 languages. The nearest, Wendy Boglioli, was born in Merrill, 8 mi away. The longest list in Wisconsin is Racine’s, with 85 names. After Racine, the next longest list in Wisconsin is Green Bay’s, with 57.

#1 best knownMarissa MayerBusiness · born 1975
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Marissa Mayer
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Marissa Mayer
in 51 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Berlin’s famous people

Close to home13 notable people were born within 35 miles of Berlin.
★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Berlin

They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miMerrill · 5Wausau · 5Athens · 2Marathon · 1Berlin
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Berlin 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.

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  • Marissa Mayer: TechCrunch_SF_2013_4S2A3709_(9725490621).jpg: TechCrunch derivative work: Regi51, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
  • Charles Winninger: Trailer screenshot Licencing information : https://web.archive.org/web/20080321033709/http://www.sabucat.com/?pg=copyright and http://www.creativeclearance.com/guidelines.html#D2, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Gloria Coates: Dietrich Hilmi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
  • Donald Edgar Tewes: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Edward S. Jordan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Russ Decker: Russ Decker speaking at the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO 25th Biennial Convention in 2008.jpg: aflcio derivative work: Delaywaves, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
  • Ralph D. Hetzel: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons