
27 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lamartine
Closest of all is King Camp Gillette, from Fond du Lac, 5 mi away. Carrie Chapman Catt is the most widely known, written about in 42 languages. The list for Lamartine is empty for now. Next door, Fond du Lac lists 38, led by King Camp Gillette.
What stands out about Lamartine’s famous people
Famous people born near Lamartine
The 27 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Ronald Langacker
born 1942Professor emeritus in the field of linguistics at the University of California, San Diego.


F. Ryan Duffy
1888–1979United States federal judge and U.S. Senator



Lewis Ralph Jones
1864–1945Botanist and agricultural biologist




Carrie Chapman Catt
1859–1947American social reformer, suffragist



Richard Maltby, Jr.
born 1937American theatre director and producer, lyricist, and screenwriter
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Fond du Lac lists the most people: 38.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lamartine 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 (16)
- Carrie Chapman Catt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- King Camp Gillette: Benjamin Joseph Falk, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Laura Ramsey: gdcgraphics, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Gordon Selfridge: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Travis Diener: Francesco Canu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Winifred Edgerton Merrill: White, James Terry, 1845-1920; Derby, George, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brigid Bazlen: Trailer screenshot Licencing information :https://web.archive.org/web/20080321033709/http://www.sabucat.com/?pg=copyright, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott McCallum: Jreinemann, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- F. Ryan Duffy: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Otto Julius Zobel: O J Zobel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis Ralph Jones: Courtesy of Dr. W. A. Orton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Reilly: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lester Johnson: Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harriet Ware: No photographer credited., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Ruggles Boardman: S. J. Clarke Publishing Company (Chicago, IL)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Strange: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

