Born near Forestville: 30 famous people within 35 miles
Mark Francis Schmitt, born in Algoma, 6 mi away, is the closest. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Forestville. The best known of them is Zack Snyder, with articles in 58 languages. Across Wisconsin, 663 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Forestville’s famous people
Famous people born near Forestville
The 30 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Robert C. Bassett
1911–2000American newspaper publisher, lawyer and presidential advisor

Lary J. Swoboda
1939–2012Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly; schoolteacher












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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Forestville 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 (15)
- Zack Snyder: Elen Nivrae at https://www.flickr.com/photos/nivrae/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Shalhoub: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin MacLeod: Kevin MacLeod, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay DeMerit: Djdannyp, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mona Simpson: Rodrigo Fernández, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fay Holderness: Leo McCarey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alvin Edward O'Konski: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Robins: Leech44, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David G. Classon: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Randy Jirtle: Alec Himwich, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Red Mack: Jay Publishing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Casey Rabach: flickr user dbking, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Conrad P. Olson: Colmer, Montagu, and Charles Erskine Scott Wood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Augustine: Milwaukee Brewers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Victoria Vox: Bull-Doser, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons