Famous people · Clayton
Born near Clayton: 36 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Reid Ribble, was born in Neenah, 6 mi away. The best known of them is Willem Dafoe, with articles in 86 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Clayton yet. Across Wisconsin, 681 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
36
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Willem Dafoe
Best known
Willem Dafoe
in 86 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Clayton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Clayton
The 36 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Connie Clausen
1923–1997American actress, author, literacy agent and spokesperson
Gerald Nye
1892–1971American politician and antiwar activist
Charlie Nagreen
1870–1951American claimant of inventor of the hamburger
Esmir Bajraktarević
born 2005American-Bosnian association football player
Greta Van Susteren
born 1954American commentator, television personality, and lawyer
Kevin B. MacDonald
born 1944American psychologist and academic
Ivy Kellerman Reed
1877–1968American author in the international language Esperanto
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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 (24)
- Joseph McCarthy: United Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis Hine: Lewis Hine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyrese Haliburton: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hornswoggle: Miguel Discart from Bruxelles, Belgique, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Esmir Bajraktarević: Hans Reefman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Zwigoff: Creator:Melissa Zwigoff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Loomis: V-spectrum, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greta Van Susteren: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin B. MacDonald: American Freedom Party, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerald Nye: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ivy Kellerman Reed: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Reid Ribble: US House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Hinske: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Bergstrom: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wayne Kreklow: Mark Schierbecker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Gruenwald: TemporaryAvoidance Alex Lozupone, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Frederick Froehlke: Department of the Army, Center for Military History Online, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Connie Clausen: Sangroncito, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Bateman Keefe: Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George J. Schneider: Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Nagreen: WIMHARTER, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Reed Martin: Tropic~7, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wallace G. Nye: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Killilea: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons