Famous people · Fern
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Fern
Closest of all is Curt Berklund, from Fence, 7 mi away. The best known of them is Robert J. Flaherty, with articles in 42 languages. No entry yet names Fern as a birthplace. 644 of the towns in Wisconsin list at least one person.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Robert J. Flaherty
Best known
Robert J. Flaherty
in 42 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Fern’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Fern
Nobody born in Fern is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Robert J. Flaherty
1884–1951American documentary filmmaker
Dorthy Moxley
1932–2024American educator and crime victim advocate
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The neighbour with a name on record is Fence.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fern 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 (11)
- Robert J. Flaherty: Arnold Genthé, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Delaney Schnell: Tanis Coralee Leonhardi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Baumgartner: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Van Damme: The original uploader was Alaman at German Wikipedia. (Original text: Alaman), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Benishek: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- R. James Harvey: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Izzo: elizabeth kozak listello, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John A. Gronouski: Smithsonian National Postal Museum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Gravel: mark6mauno, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emil Hurja: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Curt Berklund: Bureau of Land Management, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons