Famous people · Marion
Born near Marion: 11 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Kurtwood Smith, with articles in 36 languages. The nearest, Orland Steen Loomis, was born in Mauston, 7 mi away. Racine has the most of any town in Wisconsin: 85. After Racine, the next longest list in Wisconsin is Green Bay’s, with 57.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Kurtwood Smith
Best known
Kurtwood Smith
in 36 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Marion
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Marion 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 (5)
- Kurtwood Smith: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Orland Steen Loomis: "The Sheboygan Press" (Sheboygan, WI)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Kreyer: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- H. J. Mortensen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelly Bires: Nascar fan mx, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons