Born near Hendren: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Harland Carl, born in Greenwood, 7 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Virginia Satir, with articles in 36 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Hendren yet. 646 of the towns in Wisconsin list at least one person.
What stands out about Hendren’s famous people
Famous people born near Hendren
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Virginia Satir
1916–1988American psychotherapist & non-fiction author
Robert K. Zukowski
1930–2015American politician in Wisconsin

Val Imm
1893–1981American politician – Minnesota -House 1933-34 (District 8); Senate 1935-62 (District 8); Senate 1963-66 (District 11)

Andy North
born 1950American golfer, PGA Tour member, U.S. Open champion
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hendren 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 (6)
- Virginia Satir: w:User:William Meyer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carole Landis: Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy North: President (1981-1989 : Reagan). White House Photographic Office. 1981-1989, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Lazich: WisPolitics.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Phair: Mack Male, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandra A. Gregory: United States Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons