Gerald Nye
1892–1971American politician and antiwar activist
Famous people · Ellington
28 famous people were born within 35 miles of Ellington
Closest of all is Gerald Nye, from Hortonville, 5 mi away. Across the town line, Hortonville lists 4, Gerald Nye first. No famous person’s birth in Ellington is on record yet. Willem Dafoe is the most widely known, written about in 86 languages.
Born nearby
28
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Willem Dafoe
Best known
Willem Dafoe
in 86 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Ellington’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Ellington
The 28 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Charlie Nagreen
1870–1951American claimant of inventor of the hamburger
Jesse H. Ames
1875–1957American football coach and college administrator
John Miller Baer
1886–1970American politician and political cartoonist
Frank Lewis Nason
1856–1928American mining engineer, teacher, and writer
Esmir Bajraktarević
born 2005American-Bosnian association football player
Greta Van Susteren
born 1954American commentator, television personality, and lawyer
Connie Clausen
1923–1997American actress, author, literacy agent and spokesperson
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Hortonville lists the most people: 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ellington 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 (16)
- Joseph McCarthy: United Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Esmir Bajraktarević: Hans Reefman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Zwigoff: Creator:Melissa Zwigoff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Loomis: V-spectrum, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greta Van Susteren: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerald Nye: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Hinske: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Connie Clausen: Sangroncito, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Miller Baer: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George J. Schneider: Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Nagreen: WIMHARTER, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clint Kriewaldt: SteelCityHobbies, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Reed Martin: Tropic~7, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Lewis Nason: not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wallace G. Nye: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Sommers: New York Mets, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons