Famous people · Lanark
24 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lanark
The nearest, Tyler Biadasz, was born in Amherst, 5 mi away. Joe Pavelski is the most widely known, written about in 20 languages. Over the border in Amherst, 6 names are on record, led by Tyler Biadasz. Not one famous person on record comes from Lanark yet.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Joe Pavelski
Best known
Joe Pavelski
in 20 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lanark’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lanark
Nobody born in Lanark is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
George B. Nelson
1876–1943Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
Everett C. Olson
1910–1993U.S. paleontologist, zoologist, and geologist
Clayton K. Slack
1896–1976United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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Amherst leads the towns around it, with 6 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lanark 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)
- Joe Pavelski: Ivan Makarov, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Biadasz: U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward E. Browne: Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Reid Fred Murray: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George B. Nelson: Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walt Wilmot: Goodwin & Company, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clayton K. Slack: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Polasek: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons