Born near Big Foot Prairie: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Edith Kellman, born in Walworth, 2 mi away, is the closest. Not one famous person on record comes from Big Foot Prairie yet. The best known of them is John H. Manley, with articles in 13 languages. In Wisconsin, 681 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Big Foot Prairie’s famous people
Famous people born near Big Foot Prairie
Nobody born in Big Foot Prairie is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

John H. Manley
1907–1990American physicist, group leader during the Manhattan Project

Donna D. Elbert
1928–2019Physicist; mathematical author






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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Big Foot Prairie 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 (8)
- John H. Manley: Fastfission at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Neil Gehrels: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Travis Frederick: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elbridge Ayer Burbank: Jo Mora, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Goff: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank P. Woods: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howie Judson: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Samuel Goodland: Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons