Famous people · Elk Grove
Born near Elk Grove: 22 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Herbert Spencer Gasser, from Platteville, 6 mi away. Of the bordering towns, New Diggings has the longest list: 2, with Thomas J. B. Robinson at the top. No famous person on record lists Elk Grove as their birthplace yet. 671 towns across Wisconsin can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Herbert Spencer Gasser
Best known
Herbert Spencer Gasser
in 56 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Elk Grove’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Elk Grove
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Christopher C. Miller
born 1965Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense during the last months of the Trump administration
James William Murphy
1858–1927American politician, Wisconsin
Thomas J. B. Robinson
1868–1958American politician from Iowa
Fred Smith
1878–1964Baseball pitcher in the 1900s from the United States
Patrick Roger Vail
1859–1913American politician – Minnesota -House 1897-98 (District 54); Senate 1907-10 (District 49)
Leroy D. Eastman
1872–1945American businessman, farmer, and politician
Homer Dwight Chapman
1898–2005American scientist, scholar, and author
Daniel B. Moore
1838–1914United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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The fullest list close by belongs to New Diggings, with 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Elk Grove 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 (8)
- Herbert Spencer Gasser: Esselte, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Fiedler: United Artists, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher C. Miller: Spc. Zachery Perkins, U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Warner: J.C. Strauss, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Morrow: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Cox, Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas J. B. Robinson: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James William Murphy: John Goadby Gregory, author. S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons