Famous people · Genoa
Born near Genoa: 10 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Milt Gantenbein, was born in New Albin, 7 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Genoa. Edwin G. Krebs is the most widely known, written about in 48 languages. In Wisconsin, 671 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Edwin G. Krebs
Best known
Edwin G. Krebs
in 48 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Genoa’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Genoa
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Amos Fries
1873–1963Second chief of the United States Army's Chemical Warfare Service
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Genoa 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 (5)
- Butch Vig: Holywood56, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark C. Lee: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Gillett: Bushnell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amos Fries: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Patterson: Breisch-Williams, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons