19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Dodge
The best known of them is Winona Ryder, with articles in 100 languages. Arcadia, which borders it, has 7 on its list, the best known Robert Brom. The list for Dodge is empty for now. The nearest, Steve Brown, was born in Galesville, 8 mi away.
What stands out about Dodge’s famous people
Famous people born near Dodge
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Tracy Caulkins
born 1963American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder, Order of Australia recipient




Louise Erickson
1929–2016All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player



Al R. Lejk
1911–1995American politician – Minnesota -House 1949-52 (District 2)
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Arcadia has the most people on record, 7 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dodge 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 (9)
- Tracy Caulkins: Anefo / Antonisse, Marcel, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Carol Bartz: Yahoo! Blog from Sunnyvale, California, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Earle Fraser: Unidentified photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William D. Mitchell: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Carisch: Chicago Daily News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin F. Ganz: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest D. Nelson: scanned by Weatherman90, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grover L. Broadfoot: Wisconsin Supreme Court, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Risser: Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
