Famous people · Monroe
Born near Monroe: 9 famous people within 35 miles
Johnny Sauter, born in Necedah, 8 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Ed Lewis, with articles in 9 languages. The longest list of any town in Wisconsin belongs to Racine, with 85. After Racine, the next longest list in Wisconsin is Green Bay’s, with 57.
Born nearby
9
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Ed Lewis
Best known
Ed Lewis
in 9 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Monroe
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Monroe 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)
- Ed Lewis: This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published in the United States between 1931 and 1977, inclusive, without a copyright notice. For further explanation, see Commons:Hirtle chart as well as a detailed definition of …, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Sauter: Zach Catanzareti Photo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Travis Sauter: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chief Oshkosh: Samuel Marsden Brooks (1816–1892), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Sauter: Darryl Moran, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons