Born near Clam Lake: 10 famous people within 35 miles
Franklin Matthias, born in Glidden, 16 mi away, is the closest. No famous person’s birth in Clam Lake is on record yet. The best known of them is John Szarkowski, with articles in 15 languages. Across Wisconsin, the lists cover 671 towns.
What stands out about Clam Lake’s famous people
Famous people born near Clam Lake
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Ken Oberbruner
1918–1991American basketball player and baseball manager


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clam 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 (4)
- Jennifer Ouellette: Sgerbic, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robin Greenfield: Sean Aranda, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lou Conter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thorvald A. Solberg: US Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons