Famous people · Clinton
Born near Clinton: 27 famous people within 35 miles
Paul Ryan is the most widely known, written about in 59 languages. Closest of all is Danica Patrick, from Beloit, 8 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Clinton yet. No town in Wisconsin lists more than Racine, with 85.
Born nearby
27
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Paul Ryan
Best known
Paul Ryan
in 59 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Clinton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Clinton
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Roy Chapman Andrews
1884–1960American explorer, naturalist, and writer
Bessica Medlar Raiche
1875–1932American aviator, dentist, and physician
Juan Conway McNabb
1925–2016First bishop of the Diocese of Chulucanas in the Piura Region of Peru
Paul Ryan
born 1970Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019
Russ Feingold
born 1953Wisconsin politician; three-term U.S. Senator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clinton 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 (20)
- Danica Patrick: Xuthoria, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Chapman Andrews: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Russ Feingold: Russ for Wisconsin from United States, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryan Steil: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Budd: Johan Hagemeyer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Hough: Kroon, Ron / Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Robin Zander: EdisonCarter47, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Travis Frederick: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Goff: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank P. Woods: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Samuel Goodland: Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlos D. Shelden: Evening News Association (Detroit, MI), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice E. Bartlett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank B. James: US Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Tittl: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles W. Woodford: Hubert Humphrey for president campaign, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen Schutt: 1225UserName, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Perring: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott M. Ladd: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Rauland: U.S. Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons