
Born near Lake Tomahawk: 23 famous people within 35 miles
Woodruff, which borders it, has 3 on its list, the best known Gerald J. Boileau. The best known of them is Dale Wasserman, with articles in 11 languages. The list for Lake Tomahawk is empty for now. Closest of all is Gerald J. Boileau, from Woodruff, 5 mi away.
What stands out about Lake Tomahawk’s famous people
Famous people born near Lake Tomahawk
The 23 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Jane Edward Schilling
1930–2017American activist, historian, and university administrator
Robert Peters
1924–2014American poet, critic, scholar, playwright, editor and actor




Gail Guthrie Valaskakis
1939–2007Canadian scholar


Jay Leggett
1963–2013American actor, improvisational comedian, producer, director, screenwriter



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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Woodruff’s, with 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lake Tomahawk 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 (13)
- Jay Leggett: Andrew Gill, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Webster: Jeno's, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl R. Eklund: Cyristhelad, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig Ludwig: Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Nilsson: Cauldroncakes (Uploads), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerald J. Boileau: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Holperin: WisPolitics.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leah Berard: at, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Natalie Decker: Zach Catanzareti Photo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted St. Germaine: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Claire Decker: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Claerbaut: Kam012069, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paige Decker: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
