Anne Nicol Gaylor
1926–2015American atheist and campaigner for abortion rights
Famous people · Byron
Born near Byron: 15 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Anne Nicol Gaylor, was born in Tomah, 7 mi away. The list for Byron is empty for now. Kurtwood Smith is the most widely known, written about in 36 languages. 665 towns in Wisconsin have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Kurtwood Smith
Best known
Kurtwood Smith
in 36 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Byron’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Byron
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Irving Phillips
1904–2000American cartoonist, playwright, television scriptwriter, author, illustrator and educator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Byron 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)
- Kurtwood Smith: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Emmet Sheridan: John E Sheridan (illustrator), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Sauter: Zach Catanzareti Photo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- H. J. Mortensen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Travis Sauter: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Sauter: Darryl Moran, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons