Famous people · Jacobs
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Jacobs
The best known of them is John Szarkowski, with articles in 15 languages. Closest of all is Franklin Matthias, from Glidden, 3 mi away. 649 towns across Wisconsin can name a famous person born there. So far, no famous person on record was born in Jacobs.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
18 mi
John Szarkowski
Best known
John Szarkowski
in 15 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Jacobs’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Jacobs
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Luke Timothy Johnson
born 1943American New Testament Scholar; Robert W. Woodruff Professor Emeritus of New Testament and Christian Origins
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jacobs 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 (7)
- Frank Olson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennifer Ouellette: Sgerbic, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robin Greenfield: Sean Aranda, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lise Anne Couture: Alex Cao, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Ave: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Alfonsi: Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leon L. Lewis: Kjkolesar, CC0, Wikimedia Commons