
Born near Kelly: 11 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Thorvald A. Solberg, was born in Mason, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Paul Hamm, with articles in 25 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Kelly. Across Wisconsin, the lists cover 649 towns.
What stands out about Kelly’s famous people
Famous people born near Kelly
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Ken Oberbruner
1918–1991American basketball player and baseball manager


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kelly 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 (5)
- Paul Hamm: U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brandon D. Bolick/Released, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Morgan Hamm: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennifer Ouellette: Sgerbic, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robin Greenfield: Sean Aranda, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thorvald A. Solberg: US Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons