Famous people · Maple Creek
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Maple Creek
The nearest, Robert F. Morneau, was born in New London, 6 mi away. Gerald Nye is the most widely known, written about in 13 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Maple Creek. 663 of the towns in Wisconsin list at least one person.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Gerald Nye
Best known
Gerald Nye
in 13 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Maple Creek’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Maple Creek
Nobody born in Maple Creek is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Frank Lewis Nason
1856–1928American mining engineer, teacher, and writer
Jesse H. Ames
1875–1957American football coach and college administrator
Gerald Nye
1892–1971American politician and antiwar activist
Charlie Nagreen
1870–1951American claimant of inventor of the hamburger
William Frederick Meggers
1888–1966American physicist
Jeffrey Brian Remmel
1948–2017Ph.D. Cornell University 1974
John Miller Baer
1886–1970American politician and political cartoonist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Maple Creek 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)
- Gerald Nye: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Frederick Meggers: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Miller Baer: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Nagreen: WIMHARTER, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clint Kriewaldt: SteelCityHobbies, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel V. Speckhard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Lewis Nason: not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wallace G. Nye: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons