Born near Leola: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Of the famous people on record, none was born in Leola. The nearest, Henry Solomon Wellcome, was born in Almond, 13 mi away. Bonnie Bartlett is the most widely known, written about in 26 languages. No town in Wisconsin lists more than Racine, with 85.
What stands out about Leola’s famous people
Famous people born near Leola
Nobody born in Leola is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.






Grim Natwick
1890–1990American artist, animator, and film director






Clayton K. Slack
1896–1976United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Leola 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 (12)
- Bonnie Bartlett: Alan Light, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Daly: CBS staff?, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Pavelski: Ivan Makarov, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grim Natwick: Jud Hurd (1913-2005), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Lewis: This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published in the United States between 1931 and 1977, inclusive, without a copyright notice. For further explanation, see Commons:Hirtle chart as well as a detailed definition of …, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Trickle: I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license:, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thor Johnson: Photographer not identified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Sue Vruwink: WisPolitics.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walt Wilmot: Goodwin & Company, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clayton K. Slack: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Theodore W. Brazeau: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chief Oshkosh: Samuel Marsden Brooks (1816–1892), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons