
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Isabelle
Patrick Flueger is the most widely known, written about in 27 languages. The nearest, Paul Nystrom, was born in Maiden Rock, 5 mi away. Of the towns next door, Red Wing lists the most: 25, with Patrick Flueger first. No famous person on record lists Isabelle as their birthplace yet.
What stands out about Isabelle’s famous people
Famous people born near Isabelle
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Frances Theresa Densmore
1867–1957American anthropologist and ethnologist







George Thompson
1918–1982Attorney General of Wisconsin 1963–1965
Grover C. George
1893–1976American politician – Minnesota -Senate 1947-62 (District 19)

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Famous people from the towns next door
2 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Isabelle 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 (10)
- Patrick Flueger: Frantogian, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Pat Gleason: Angela George at https://www.flickr.com/photos/sharongraphics/, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Taylor Heise: John Mac, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Louise Winblad: JD Lasica, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Hinman Waskey: Edward Sanford Harrison (editor-publisher); photographer unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifford E. Charlesworth: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Reid Cashman: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Thompson: Office of the Attorney General of Wisconsin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Nystrom: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Walter Clark: Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

