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Famous people · Lyndon

Born near Lyndon: 17 famous people within 35 miles

Wisconsin Dells’ list, next door, has one name: Jack B. Olson. Closest of all is Frank Kreyer, from Lyndon Station, 3 mi away. The best known of them is Warren Weaver, with articles in 26 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Lyndon.

#1 best knownWarren WeaverScience & Medicine · 1894–1978
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Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Warren Weaver
Best known
Warren Weaver
in 26 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Lyndon’s famous people

Close to homeEvery name here comes from a town within 35 miles, 17 in all.
★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Lyndon

The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miReedsburg · 6Mauston · 6Briggsville · 2North Freedom · 1Lyndon
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Close by, Wisconsin Dells counts one famous person.

JOWisconsin DellsJack B. OlsonFrank KreyerLyndon StationFrank Kreyer

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lyndon 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)
  • Warren Weaver: Donald Cooksey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Clare Briggs: Copyrighted to Underwood & Underwood in 1922., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Orland Steen Loomis: "The Sheboygan Press" (Sheboygan, WI)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Edward Dithmar: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Frank Kreyer: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
  • Kelly Bires: Nascar fan mx, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Edward J. Cleary: Jeffers .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);box-sizin…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Arthur S. Champeny: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons