Famous people · Commonwealth
Born near Commonwealth: 16 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Kevin Gravel, was born in Kingsford, 8 mi away. Robert J. Flaherty is the most widely known, written about in 42 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Commonwealth. The longest list of any town in Wisconsin belongs to Racine, with 85.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Robert J. Flaherty
Best known
Robert J. Flaherty
in 42 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Commonwealth’s famous people
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Famous people born near Commonwealth
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Robert J. Flaherty
1884–1951American documentary filmmaker
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Commonwealth 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)
- Robert J. Flaherty: Arnold Genthé, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Delaney Schnell: Tanis Coralee Leonhardi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Van Damme: The original uploader was Alaman at German Wikipedia. (Original text: Alaman), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- R. James Harvey: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Izzo: elizabeth kozak listello, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John A. Gronouski: Smithsonian National Postal Museum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Gravel: mark6mauno, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons