Famous people · Germantown
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Germantown
Kurtwood Smith, born in New Lisbon, 7 mi away, is the closest. Next door, Necedah lists 4, led by Johnny Sauter. Not one famous person on record comes from Germantown yet. 680 towns in Wisconsin have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Kurtwood Smith
Best known
Kurtwood Smith
in 36 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Germantown
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
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Of the towns nearby, Necedah lists the most people: 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Germantown 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)
- Kurtwood Smith: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Orland Steen Loomis: "The Sheboygan Press" (Sheboygan, WI)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Sauter: Zach Catanzareti Photo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Kreyer: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- H. J. Mortensen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelly Bires: Nascar fan mx, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Travis Sauter: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Sauter: Darryl Moran, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons