
23 famous people were born within 35 miles of Bovina
The nearest, Clint Kriewaldt, was born in Shiocton, 2 mi away. Willem Dafoe is the most widely known, written about in 86 languages. No entry yet names Bovina as a birthplace. Of the bordering towns, Black Creek has the longest list: 2, with John Miller Baer at the top.
What stands out about Bovina’s famous people
Famous people born near Bovina
Nobody born in Bovina is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

Jesse H. Ames
1875–1957American football coach and college administrator

John Miller Baer
1886–1970American politician and political cartoonist

Gerald Nye
1892–1971American politician and antiwar activist

Charlie Nagreen
1870–1951American claimant of inventor of the hamburger


Frank Lewis Nason
1856–1928American mining engineer, teacher, and writer




Esmir Bajraktarević
born 2005American-Bosnian association football player



Greta Van Susteren
born 1954American commentator, television personality, and lawyer

Jeffrey Brian Remmel
1948–2017Ph.D. Cornell University 1974
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Famous people from the towns next door
Black Creek leads the towns around it, with 2 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bovina 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 (14)
- Joseph McCarthy: United Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Esmir Bajraktarević: Hans Reefman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Zwigoff: Creator:Melissa Zwigoff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Loomis: V-spectrum, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greta Van Susteren: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerald Nye: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Miller Baer: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George J. Schneider: Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Nagreen: WIMHARTER, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clint Kriewaldt: SteelCityHobbies, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel V. Speckhard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Lewis Nason: not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wallace G. Nye: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Sommers: New York Mets, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
