
Born near Fremont: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Lyman E. Barnes, born in Weyauwega, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Gerald Nye, with articles in 13 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Fremont yet. The longest list of any town in Wisconsin belongs to Racine, with 85.
What stands out about Fremont’s famous people
Famous people born near Fremont
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Everett C. Olson
1910–1993U.S. paleontologist, zoologist, and geologist


Frank Lewis Nason
1856–1928American mining engineer, teacher, and writer

Gerald Nye
1892–1971American politician and antiwar activist


Charlie Nagreen
1870–1951American claimant of inventor of the hamburger
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fremont 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)
- Gerald Nye: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward E. Browne: Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyman E. Barnes: ”The House of Representatives of the Fifty Third Congress” (detail), The Graphic Chicago, 1893, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin P. Birdsall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Bateman Keefe: Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George de Rue Meiklejohn: Sigma Chi Fraternity, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Nagreen: WIMHARTER, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Lewis Nason: not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons