Famous people · Lafayette
30 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lafayette
The nearest, Buddy Melges, was born in Elkhorn, 4 mi away. Of the bordering towns, Elkhorn has the longest list: 12, with Buddy Melges at the top. Bill Kazmaier is the most widely known, written about in 14 languages. The list for Lafayette is empty for now.
Born nearby
30
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Bill Kazmaier
Best known
Bill Kazmaier
in 14 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lafayette’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lafayette
Nobody born in Lafayette is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Rollin D. Salisbury
1858–1922American geologist and educator
Mary Elvira Weeks
1892–1975American chemist and science historian
Ed Garvey
1940–2017American lawyer, labor leader, NFLPA executive director
Raymond L. Erikson
1936–2020American virologist, biologist and molecular biologist
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Elkhorn lists the most people: 12.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lafayette 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 (17)
- Bill Kazmaier: stu_spivack, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buddy Melges: Port of San Diego from San Diego, CA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Neil Gehrels: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Neumann: WisPolitics.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lorena Hickok: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry A. Cooper: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Garvey: Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugene W. Chafin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Goff: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ginger Beaumont: American Tobacco Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Charles Brophy: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rollin D. Salisbury: Cropped by Siebrand, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Raleigh: Zeenut, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Smage: Dowson20, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robin Vos: WisPolitics.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Tittl: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doc Adkins: American Tobacco Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons