Famous people · Medina
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Medina
The nearest, Everis A. Hayes, was born in Waterloo, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Matt Kenseth, with articles in 20 languages. Next door, the list for Sun Prairie holds 5, Will Butcher first. 669 of the towns in Wisconsin list at least one person.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Matt Kenseth
Best known
Matt Kenseth
in 20 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Medina’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Medina
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Carolyn Blanchard Allen
1921–2018Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Frederick J. Stare
1910–2002American nutritionist and teacher
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Nearby, Sun Prairie has the most on record, with 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Medina 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 (7)
- Matt Kenseth: Zach Catanzareti, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessica Vetter: _becaro_, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Conrad Elvehjem: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Halvor Steenerson: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John M. Nelson: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Everis A. Hayes: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jana Schneider: Evstafiev, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons