
Born near Mountain: 9 famous people within 35 miles
Russ Bauers, born in Townsend, 15 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Dan Haggerty, with articles in 19 languages. 642 towns in Wisconsin have at least one famous person on record. No famous person’s birth in Mountain is on record yet.
What stands out about Mountain’s famous people
Famous people born near Mountain
Nobody born in Mountain is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


Eli Waldron
1916–1980American short story writer, journalist, poet, and visual artist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mountain 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 (2)
- Dan Haggerty: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Russ Bauers: Play Ball cards, published by Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons