
Born near Little River: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Fay Holderness, from Oconto, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Mitchell Leisen, with articles in 23 languages. Fay Holderness leads the 8 names listed next door in Oconto. Not one famous person on record comes from Little River yet.
What stands out about Little River’s famous people
Famous people born near Little River
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Eli Waldron
1916–1980American short story writer, journalist, poet, and visual artist
Arthur Gardner
1910–2014Producer and actor from the United States


John Hubley
1914–1977American animation director, art director, producer and writer of animation films



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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Oconto has the most people on record, 8 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Little River 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)
- Mitchell Leisen: Photographer not credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Haggerty: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John McLean: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathleen Kirkham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Petri: Online Guide to House Members and Senators, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hubley: Claudia Ross Hubley., CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fay Holderness: Leo McCarey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Robins: Leech44, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons



