8 famous people were born within 35 miles of Hiles
The nearest, Matt Bassuener, was born in Port Edwards, 16 mi away. The best known of them is Andrew Rock, with articles in 16 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Hiles. Famous people are on record for 680 of the towns in Wisconsin.

What stands out about Hiles’ famous people
Famous people born near Hiles
The 8 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Val Imm
1893–1981American politician – Minnesota -House 1933-34 (District 8); Senate 1935-62 (District 8); Senate 1963-66 (District 11)

Mark Tauscher
born 1977American sportsperson and gridiron football player
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hiles 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 (1)
- Mark Tauscher: Mike Morbeck, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons