Famous people · Lake Koshkonong
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lake Koshkonong
The nearest, Albert Whitford, was born in Milton, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Paul Ryan, with articles in 59 languages. Next door, the list for Milton holds 5, Albert Whitford first. No famous person on record lists Lake Koshkonong as their birthplace yet.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Paul Ryan
Best known
Paul Ryan
in 59 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lake Koshkonong’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lake Koshkonong
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
John T. Kean
1857–1933American politician, lawyer and judge
Carolyn Blanchard Allen
1921–2018Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Paul Ryan
born 1970Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019
Russ Feingold
born 1953Wisconsin politician; three-term U.S. Senator
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Milton has the most on record, with 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lake Koshkonong 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)
- Russ Feingold: Russ for Wisconsin from United States, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Kenseth: Zach Catanzareti, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alden Sanborn: United States Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Sawyer: JESawyer1975, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Budd: Johan Hagemeyer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryan Steil: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rasmus Bjørn Anderson: Rasmus B. Anderson (1846-1837), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons