Born near Bluffview: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Skylar Grey is the most widely known, written about in 44 languages. No famous person on record lists Bluffview as their birthplace yet. The nearest, Joe Schoenmann, was born in Prairie du Sac, 5 mi away. The longest list of any town in Wisconsin belongs to Racine, with 85.
What stands out about Bluffview’s famous people
Famous people born near Bluffview
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


May Wood Simons
1876–1948American writer, teacher, and socialist


August Derleth
1909–1971American novelist, short story writer, poet, editor, and anthologist
Alexander Wetmore
1886–1978American ornithologist and avian paleontologist




Harold Groves
1897–1969American politician and economics professor
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bluffview 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)
- Skylar Grey: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Wopat: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- August Derleth: Ephraim Burt Trimpey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marissa Bode: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daryl Morey: Morbidthoughts, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- May Wood Simons: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Detmer: Jared Preston, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stan Barnes: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons