Glenway Wescott
1901–1987American poet, novelist and essayist
Famous people · Farmington
Born near Farmington: 22 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Glenway Wescott, from Kewaskum, 6 mi away. Of the bordering towns, Kewaskum has the longest list: 2, with Glenway Wescott at the top. Amadeus William Grabau is the most widely known, written about in 11 languages. No entry yet names Farmington as a birthplace.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Amadeus William Grabau
Best known
Amadeus William Grabau
in 11 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Farmington’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Farmington
The 22 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Timothy Ramthun
born 195721st century American politician, Wisconsin State Assembly
Ward Christensen
1945–2024Computer pioneer, invented Xmodem and co-invented BBS
Alice Clausing
born 1944Former member of the Wisconsin State Senate
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Kewaskum lists the most people: 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Farmington 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)
- Amadeus William Grabau: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenway Wescott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lynn Roethke: Todd Duncan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Steckel: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hildegarde: The management logo is mostly cut off; it appears to be MCA-Music Corporation of America. While the photographer's name is partly cut off, there is enough to see the name: Maurice Seymour., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Thompson: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred H. Hildebrandt: Billmckern, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons