
Born near Milton: 18 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Winona Ryder, with articles in 101 languages. The nearest, Fred Carisch, was born in Fountain City, 5 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Milton is on record yet. Across the town line, Fountain City lists one, Fred Carisch.
What stands out about Milton’s famous people
Famous people born near Milton
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Al R. Lejk
1911–1995American politician – Minnesota -House 1949-52 (District 2)

Tracy Caulkins
born 1963American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder, Order of Australia recipient



Louise Erickson
1929–2016All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player

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Famous people from the towns next door
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Milton 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)
- Tracy Caulkins: Anefo / Antonisse, Marcel, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Carol Bartz: Yahoo! Blog from Sunnyvale, California, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Earle Fraser: Unidentified photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William D. Mitchell: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Carisch: Chicago Daily News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin F. Ganz: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest D. Nelson: scanned by Weatherman90, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
