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Famous people · Lind

Born near Lind: 16 famous people within 35 miles

The nearest, Everett C. Olson, was born in Waupaca, 5 mi away. Waupaca’s list, next door, has 9 names, Everett C. Olson first among them. No entry yet names Lind as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in Wisconsin belongs to Racine, with 85.

#2 best knownEdward E. BrownePolitics & Law · 1868–1945
+12more
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Everett C. Olson
Best known
Everett C. Olson
in 10 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Lind’s famous people

Close to homeEvery name here comes from a town within 35 miles, 16 in all.
★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Lind

Nobody born in Lind is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

10 mi20 mi35 miWaupaca · 6Weyauwega · 4Wild Rose · 3Manawa · 2Lind
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Famous people from the towns next door

Waupaca has the longest list next door: 9.

EOWaupacaEverett C. Olson & 8 moreLyman E. BarnesWeyauwegaLyman E. Barnes & 3 more

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lind 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)
  • Edward E. Browne: Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, 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
  • Reid Fred Murray: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Melvin O. Handrich: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Olin B. Lewis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Scott Blader: Sean LaFianza, Executive Office for United States Attorneys, USDOJ, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons