Famous people · Lauderdale Lakes
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lauderdale Lakes
The nearest, Buddy Melges, was born in Elkhorn, 7 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Lauderdale Lakes yet. 681 of the towns in Wisconsin list at least one person. The longest list in Wisconsin is Racine’s, with 85 names.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Buddy Melges
Best known
Buddy Melges
in 11 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lauderdale Lakes’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lauderdale Lakes
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
John T. Kean
1857–1933American politician, lawyer and judge
Raymond L. Erikson
1936–2020American virologist, biologist and molecular biologist
The town’s pick
Town Square →Who’s the most famous person from Lauderdale Lakes?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Your pick
No picks yet
Be the first to say who Lauderdale Lakes’ most famous person is.
Or tell us
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lauderdale Lakes 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)
- Buddy Melges: Port of San Diego from San Diego, CA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Neumann: WisPolitics.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lorena Hickok: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry A. Cooper: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugene W. Chafin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Goff: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Charles Brophy: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons