Famous people · Footville
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Footville
Paul Ryan is the most widely known, written about in 59 languages. Closest of all is Bill Lathrop, from Hanover, 3 mi away. Over the border in Center, one name is on record: Grant U. Fisher. No famous person’s birth in Footville is on record yet.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Paul Ryan
Best known
Paul Ryan
in 59 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Footville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Footville
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Paul Ryan
born 1970Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019
Russ Feingold
born 1953Wisconsin politician; three-term U.S. Senator
Roy Chapman Andrews
1884–1960American explorer, naturalist, and writer
John Litel
1892–19721892–1972; American film and television actor
Bessica Medlar Raiche
1875–1932American aviator, dentist, and physician
Juan Conway McNabb
1925–2016First bishop of the Diocese of Chulucanas in the Piura Region of Peru
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Footville 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)
- Danica Patrick: Xuthoria, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Chapman Andrews: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Russ Feingold: Russ for Wisconsin from United States, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Litel: Trailer screenshot Licencing information :https://web.archive.org/web/20080321033709/http://www.sabucat.com/?pg=copyright and http://www.creativeclearance.com/guidelines.html#D2, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Budd: Johan Hagemeyer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryan Steil: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Stricker: Kemberly Groue, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grant U. Fisher: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons