
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Bohners Lake
The nearest, Bill Kazmaier, was born in Burlington, 3 mi away. Tom Amandes is the most widely known, written about in 18 languages. Across the town line, Burlington lists 12, Bill Kazmaier first. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Bohners Lake.
What stands out about Bohners Lake’s famous people
Famous people born near Bohners Lake
Nobody born in Bohners Lake is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


Ed Garvey
1940–2017American lawyer, labor leader, NFLPA executive director
Mary Elvira Weeks
1892–1975American chemist and science historian






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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Burlington’s, at 12 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bohners Lake 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 (9)
- Bill Kazmaier: stu_spivack, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Neil Gehrels: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Neumann: WisPolitics.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lorena Hickok: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry A. Cooper: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Alvey: MMAnytt, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Garvey: Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugene W. Chafin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Darwin Hall: Charles Milton Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

