Famous people · Ettrick
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Ettrick
Closest of all is Steve Brown, from Galesville, 7 mi away. Callista Gingrich is the most widely known, written about in 18 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Ettrick yet. 646 towns across Wisconsin can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Callista Gingrich
Best known
Callista Gingrich
in 18 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Ettrick’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Ettrick
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Louise Erickson
1929–2016All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ettrick 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 (6)
- Callista Gingrich: United States Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leila Usher: Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Biddy Dolan: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Archie Webb: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest D. Nelson: scanned by Weatherman90, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grover L. Broadfoot: Wisconsin Supreme Court, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons