Born near Hansen: 22 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Andrew Rock, from Marshfield, 10 mi away. The best known of them is Bonnie Bartlett, with articles in 26 languages. No famous person on record lists Hansen as their birthplace yet. In Wisconsin, 646 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Hansen’s famous people
Famous people born near Hansen
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Mark Tauscher
born 1977American sportsperson and gridiron football player



Grim Natwick
1890–1990American artist, animator, and film director








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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hansen 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 (12)
- Bonnie Bartlett: Alan Light, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Daly: CBS staff?, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grim Natwick: Jud Hurd (1913-2005), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan Zimmermann: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Lewis: This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published in the United States between 1931 and 1977, inclusive, without a copyright notice. For further explanation, see Commons:Hirtle chart as well as a detailed definition of …, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Tauscher: Mike Morbeck, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Trickle: I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license:, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thor Johnson: Photographer not identified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Sue Vruwink: WisPolitics.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Delsing: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Theodore W. Brazeau: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chief Oshkosh: Samuel Marsden Brooks (1816–1892), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons