Famous people · Catawba
Born near Catawba: 10 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Dennis Morgan, from Prentice, 10 mi away. The nearest list is next door in Prentice: 4 names, starting with Dennis Morgan. No famous person on record lists Catawba as their birthplace yet. 680 towns in Wisconsin have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Dennis Morgan
Best known
Dennis Morgan
in 22 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Catawba’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Catawba
Nobody born in Catawba is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Oscar V. Peterson
1899–1942United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Prentice lists the most people: 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Catawba 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)
- Dennis Morgan: Trailer screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Esther Bubley: Esther Bubley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adolph Bieberstein: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donal Hord: Jack Crawford, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oscar V. Peterson: Hephaestos at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albin C. Bro: US govt., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons