Famous people · Clayton
Born near Clayton: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Henry Benn, from Viola, 11 mi away. Butch Vig is the most widely known, written about in 27 languages. Over the border in Utica, one name is on record: Thorleif T. Peterson. Across Wisconsin, the lists cover 680 towns.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Butch Vig
Best known
Butch Vig
in 27 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Clayton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Clayton
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Laverne Nelson Black
1887–1938American painter, illustrator, and sculptor
Constance Kies
1934–1993American dietitian and nutrition scientist
Amos Fries
1873–1963Second chief of the United States Army's Chemical Warfare Service
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clayton 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 (7)
- Butch Vig: Holywood56, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark C. Lee: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Gillett: Bushnell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amos Fries: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Bohlman: Duckduckquiche, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan Crook Twining: The original uploader was Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Hof: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons