Famous people · Mellen
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Mellen
John Szarkowski, born in Ashland, 5 mi away, is the closest. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Mellen. 646 of the towns in Wisconsin list at least one person. The longest list of any town in Wisconsin belongs to Racine, with 85.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
John Szarkowski
Best known
John Szarkowski
in 15 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Mellen
Nobody born in Mellen is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mellen 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)
- Frank Olson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennifer Ouellette: Sgerbic, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robin Greenfield: Sean Aranda, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lise Anne Couture: Alex Cao, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Ave: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Alfonsi: Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thorvald A. Solberg: US Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leon L. Lewis: Kjkolesar, CC0, Wikimedia Commons