Dick Lane
1899–1982American actor and television announcer
Famous people · Cedar Lake
Born near Cedar Lake: 11 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Dick Lane, from Rice Lake, 8 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Cedar Lake. Across Wisconsin, 664 towns list someone born there. The longest list of any town in Wisconsin belongs to Racine, with 85.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Dick Lane
Best known
Dick Lane
in 16 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Cedar Lake’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Cedar Lake
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
John G. Blystone
1892–19381892–1938; American film director
Ben Hur Lampman
1886–1954U.S. newspaper editor, essayist, short story writer, and poet
Norman C. Skogstad
1921–2001American World War II flying ace, Medal of Honor recipient and lawyer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cedar 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 (8)
- Dick Lane: United Artists, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Ellenson: FCBQ, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John G. Blystone: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Olsen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Engel: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles C. McDonald: Mickey Sanborn, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. B. Van Hollen: WisPolitics.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Hur Lampman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons