Famous people · Blair
Born near Blair: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Callista Gingrich, born in Whitehall, 3 mi away, is the closest. Across Wisconsin, 649 towns list someone born there. The list for Blair is empty for now. The longest list of any town in Wisconsin belongs to Racine, with 85.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
3 mi
Callista Gingrich
Best known
Callista Gingrich
in 18 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Blair’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Blair
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Louise Erickson
1929–2016All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
Herman Ekern
1872–1954Lawyer, politician; Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Blair 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)
- Callista Gingrich: United States Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herman Ekern: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward E. Lyon: Sheppyhill, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Archie Webb: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest D. Nelson: scanned by Weatherman90, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grover L. Broadfoot: Wisconsin Supreme Court, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons