
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Linwood
The best known of them is Peter Weller, with articles in 42 languages. The nearest, Joe Pavelski, was born in Plover, 5 mi away. Next door, the list for Stevens Point holds 29, Peter Weller first. The list for Linwood is empty for now.
What stands out about Linwood’s famous people
Famous people born near Linwood
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




Suzy Favor Hamilton
born 1968American middle-distance runner, former escort and mental health activist



Grim Natwick
1890–1990American artist, animator, and film director
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Stevens Point: 29.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Linwood 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)
- Peter Weller: Florida Supercon, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bonnie Bartlett: Alan Light, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Daly: CBS staff?, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Garrett Weber-Gale: Nicole from Kansas, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Pavelski: Ivan Makarov, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Suzy Favor Hamilton: Sargossa, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grim Natwick: Jud Hurd (1913-2005), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Delsing: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons



