19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Mayville
The nearest, Arthur Chester Dahlberg, was born in Dorchester, 3 mi away. Jeane Dixon is the most widely known, written about in 19 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Mayville. Next door, the list for Colby holds 2, George Washington Blanchard first.
#2 best knownCharles WinningerFilm, TV & Stage · 1884–1969+15more
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mayville 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)
Charles Winninger: Trailer screenshot Licencing information : https://web.archive.org/web/20080321033709/http://www.sabucat.com/?pg=copyright and http://www.creativeclearance.com/guidelines.html#D2, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Jack Perkins: TV series episode (ABC), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
George Washington Blanchard: Collections of the U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Russ Decker: Russ Decker speaking at the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO 25th Biennial Convention in 2008.jpg: aflcio derivative work: Delaywaves, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons