George Thompson
1918–1982Attorney General of Wisconsin 1963–1965
Famous people · El Paso
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of El Paso
George Thompson, born in Ellsworth, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Anna Dodge, with articles in 11 languages. Next door, Ellsworth lists 2, led by George Thompson. So far, no famous person on record was born in El Paso.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Anna Dodge
Best known
Anna Dodge
in 11 Wikipedia languages
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★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near El Paso
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Ellsworth counts 2 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is El Paso 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)
- Anna Dodge: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren P. Knowles: Photo by B. Artin Haig of Milwaukee, Wisconsin., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Thompson: Office of the Attorney General of Wisconsin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Nystrom: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Walter Clark: Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh E. Wild: US Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William A. Kay: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons