Famous people · Leon
Born near Leon: 12 famous people within 35 miles
William Nigh is the most widely known, written about in 15 languages. Closest of all is Carla Casper, from Wild Rose, 9 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Leon. Across Wisconsin, 680 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
William Nigh
Best known
William Nigh
in 15 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Leon’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Leon
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
William Nigh
1881–1955American film director, writer and actor
Luther Reed
1888–1961American film director and screenwrigter
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Leon 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)
- William Nigh: Democracy Photoplay Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luther Reed: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyman E. Barnes: ”The House of Representatives of the Fifty Third Congress” (detail), The Graphic Chicago, 1893, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin P. Birdsall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George de Rue Meiklejohn: Sigma Chi Fraternity, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Jorgensen: WisPolitics.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Luther Olsen: WisPolitics.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Killilea: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons