Famous people · Forest
Born near Forest: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Gaylord Nelson, from Clear Lake, 6 mi away. Next door, the list for New Haven holds William E. Owen. Not one famous person on record comes from Forest yet. 670 towns in Wisconsin have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Gaylord Nelson
Best known
Gaylord Nelson
in 28 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Forest’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Forest
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Forest 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)
- Gaylord Nelson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Madilyn Bailey: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burleigh Grimes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alicia Monson: jenaragon94, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Pafko: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Hraychuck: WisPolitics.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Barney: Zeenut, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons