Famous people · Gordon
10 famous people were born within 35 miles of Gordon
John Szarkowski, born in Ashland, 14 mi away, is the closest. No famous person’s birth in Gordon is on record yet. Across Wisconsin, 646 towns list someone born there. The longest list in Wisconsin is Racine’s, with 85 names.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
John Szarkowski
Best known
John Szarkowski
in 15 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Gordon’s famous people
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Famous people born near Gordon
The 10 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Luke Timothy Johnson
born 1943American New Testament Scholar; Robert W. Woodruff Professor Emeritus of New Testament and Christian Origins
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gordon 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 (4)
- Jennifer Ouellette: Sgerbic, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robin Greenfield: Sean Aranda, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Alfonsi: Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thorvald A. Solberg: US Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons