Famous people · Manitowish Waters
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Manitowish Waters
Ted St. Germaine, born in Lac du Flambeau, 10 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Renee Ellmers, with articles in 12 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Manitowish Waters. Over the border in Lac du Flambeau, 3 names are on record, led by Ted St. Germaine.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
27 mi
Renee Ellmers
Best known
Renee Ellmers
in 12 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Manitowish Waters’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Manitowish Waters
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Gail Guthrie Valaskakis
1939–2007Canadian scholar
Jane Edward Schilling
1930–2017American activist, historian, and university administrator
Renee Ellmers
born 1964Former U.S. Representative from North Carolina
Raymond Joseph Cannon
1894–1951Politician, lawyer, baseball pitcher
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Lac du Flambeau: 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Manitowish Waters 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)
- Renee Ellmers: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerald J. Boileau: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Raymond Joseph Cannon: Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library, compiler. Democrat Printing Company (Madison, WI), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert W. Aschenbrener: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William C. Gribble, Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leah Berard: at, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Alfonsi: Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted St. Germaine: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons