Born near Frankfort: 11 famous people within 35 miles
Macey Kilty, born in Stratford, 8 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Charles Winninger, with articles in 17 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Frankfort. Across Wisconsin, the lists cover 666 towns.
What stands out about Frankfort’s famous people
Famous people born near Frankfort
Nobody born in Frankfort is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.




Arthur Chester Dahlberg
1896–1964American food scientist


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Frankfort 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 (6)
- Charles Winninger: 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
- Dave Dudley: Mercury Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Washington Blanchard: Collections of the U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Russ Decker: Russ Decker speaking at the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO 25th Biennial Convention in 2008.jpg: aflcio derivative work: Delaywaves, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Fritsch: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Woodrow Swancutt: US Air Force standard military photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons