Famous people · Highland
Born near Highland: 17 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Todd Novak, was born in Cobb, 6 mi away. Archie Hahn is the most widely known, written about in 29 languages. Next door, Dodgeville lists 7, led by Archie Hahn. No entry yet names Highland as a birthplace.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Archie Hahn
Best known
Archie Hahn
in 29 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Highland’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Highland
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Bob Allen
1894–1975Professional American football and baseball player
Jerry L. O'Connor
born 195321st century American politician
Forrest Perkins
1920–2014American football and baseball player, coach, and college athletics administrator
Daniel B. Moore
1838–1914United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Constance Kies
1934–1993American dietitian and nutrition scientist
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Dodgeville has the most people on record, 7 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Highland 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 (9)
- Archie Hahn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John J. Blaine: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George H. Hodges: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hammill: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William M. Treloar: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Todd Novak: Sam.kussow, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack K. Farris: US Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Platt Whitman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Deedra Irwin: Pavel Hrdlička (Czech Wikipedia user Packa), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons