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Born near Johnson: 14 famous people within 35 miles

Charles Winninger, born in Athens, 4 mi away, is the closest. No famous person on record lists Johnson as their birthplace yet. The best known of them is Jeane Dixon, with articles in 19 languages. Next door, Athens lists 2, led by Charles Winninger.

#2 best knownCharles WinningerFilm, TV & Stage · 1884–1969
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Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Jeane Dixon
Best known
Jeane Dixon
in 19 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Johnson’s famous people

Close to homeNearby births fill this page: 14 people from up to 35 miles away.
★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Johnson

They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miMedford · 5Athens · 2Colby · 2Abbotsford · 1Stetsonville · 1Stratford · 1Johnson
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Close by, Athens counts 2 famous people, the most of its neighbours.

Charles WinningerAthensCharles Winninger & 1 more

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Johnson 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)
  • Charles Winninger: Trailer screenshot Licencing information : https://web.archive.org/web/20080321033709/http://www.sabucat.com/?pg=copyright and http://www.creativeclearance.com/guidelines.html#D2, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Jack Perkins: TV series episode (ABC), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • George Washington Blanchard: Collections of the U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Dale Lewis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Erny Pinckert: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Russ Decker: Russ Decker speaking at the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO 25th Biennial Convention in 2008.jpg: aflcio derivative work: Delaywaves, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
  • Scott Suder: WisPolitics.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons