Famous people · Fredonia
Born near Fredonia: 24 famous people within 35 miles
Josh Gasser, born in Port Washington, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Amadeus William Grabau, with articles in 11 languages. No famous person’s birth in Fredonia is on record yet. The longest list of any town in Wisconsin belongs to Racine, with 85.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Amadeus William Grabau
Best known
Amadeus William Grabau
in 11 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Fredonia’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Fredonia
Nobody born in Fredonia is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Alice Clausing
born 1944Former member of the Wisconsin State Senate
Ward Christensen
1945–2024Computer pioneer, invented Xmodem and co-invented BBS
Glenway Wescott
1901–1987American poet, novelist and essayist
Timothy Ramthun
born 195721st century American politician, Wisconsin State Assembly
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fredonia 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 (9)
- Amadeus William Grabau: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenway Wescott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lynn Roethke: Todd Duncan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Steckel: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hildegarde: The management logo is mostly cut off; it appears to be MCA-Music Corporation of America. While the photographer's name is partly cut off, there is enough to see the name: Maurice Seymour., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Thompson: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Florian Lampert: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred H. Hildebrandt: Billmckern, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Gasser: Richard Hurd, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons