Famous people · Leon
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Leon
Deke Slayton, born in Sparta, 6 mi away, is the closest. The nearest list is next door in Bangor: one name, Eugene A. Toepel. No famous person on record lists Leon as their birthplace yet. 645 towns across Wisconsin can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Deke Slayton
Best known
Deke Slayton
in 40 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 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Edgar Stillman Kelley
1857–1944American composer, conductor, teacher, and writer on music
Robert Herman Flock
born 1956American Roman-Catholic bishop working in Bolivia
Hamlin Garland
1860–1940American novelist, poet, essayist, short story writer
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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 (10)
- Deke Slayton: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hamlin Garland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doane Robinson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar Stillman Kelley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John J. Esch: G. V. Buck, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dexter Bean: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry W. Griswold: US Government Printing Office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leif Erickson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ludvig Hektoen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Hawley Atwell: St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons