
Born near Lemonweir: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Orland Steen Loomis, from Mauston, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Kurtwood Smith, with articles in 36 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Lemonweir. Mauston’s list, next door, has 6 names, Orland Steen Loomis first among them.
What stands out about Lemonweir’s famous people
Famous people born near Lemonweir
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.





Tommy Thompson
born 194119th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services; 42nd Governor of Wisconsin


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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Lemonweir.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lemonweir 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)
- Kurtwood Smith: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tommy Thompson: Department of Health and Human Services., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Orland Steen Loomis: "The Sheboygan Press" (Sheboygan, WI)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Kreyer: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- H. J. Mortensen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelly Bires: Nascar fan mx, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren Prevey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
