Born near Morgan: 15 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, George Burnside, was born in Oconto Falls, 5 mi away. Next door, the list for Oconto Falls holds 4, George Burnside first. Not one famous person on record comes from Morgan yet. Deedra Irwin is the most widely known, written about in 9 languages.
What stands out about Morgan’s famous people
Famous people born near Morgan
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Eli Waldron
1916–1980American short story writer, journalist, poet, and visual artist





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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Oconto Falls lists the most people: 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Morgan 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)
- Deedra Irwin: Pavel Hrdlička (Czech Wikipedia user Packa), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fay Holderness: Leo McCarey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David G. Classon: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Red Mack: Jay Publishing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John J. O'Hara: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons