Famous people · Lake Wisconsin
23 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lake Wisconsin
The best known of them is Skylar Grey, with articles in 43 languages. The nearest, Tom Wopat, was born in Lodi, 4 mi away. Prairie du Sac, which borders it, has one on its list: Joe Schoenmann. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Lake Wisconsin.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Skylar Grey
Best known
Skylar Grey
in 43 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lake Wisconsin’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lake Wisconsin
The 23 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Harold Groves
1897–1969American politician and economics professor
August Derleth
1909–1971American novelist, short story writer, poet, editor, and anthologist
Alexander Wetmore
1886–1978American ornithologist and avian paleontologist
John Edward Kelley
1853–1941American politician, South Dakota
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Of the towns around it, Prairie du Sac has the most on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lake Wisconsin 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 (8)
- Skylar Grey: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Jackson Turner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Wopat: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- August Derleth: Ephraim Burt Trimpey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zona Gale: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marissa Bode: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell W. Peterson: Office of Senator Thomas Carper, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Edward Kelley: The Neale Publishing Company (Washington, D.C.), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons