
Born near Ithaca: 17 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Frank Lloyd Wright, was born in Richland Center, 7 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Ithaca yet. Of the towns next door, Richland lists Milford C. Kintz. 645 towns across Wisconsin can name a famous person born there.
What stands out about Ithaca’s famous people
Famous people born near Ithaca
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.






Jerry L. O'Connor
born 195321st century American politician




Bob Allen
1894–1975Professional American football and baseball player
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Richland’s, with one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ithaca 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)
- Frank Lloyd Wright: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Raymond Leo Burke: The original uploader was Geerlingguy at English Wikipedia.. According to his talk page, it was his own work, taken after a seminary graduation ceremony., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lynda Barry: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center from Greenbelt, MD, USA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vernon Wallace Thomson: Office of the Governor of Wisconsin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Otis B. Thayer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryne Duren: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George H. Hodges: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Gilbeck: Basketinside il basket a 360°, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Weston: Violetwood, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Peyton: Everybody's Magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons