Famous people · Nelson
Born near Nelson: 22 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Larry Brandenburg, from Wabasha, 6 mi away. Mary Pat Gleason is the most widely known, written about in 21 languages. Next door, the list for Wabasha holds 5, Larry Brandenburg first. Famous people are on record for 662 of the towns in Wisconsin.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Mary Pat Gleason
Best known
Mary Pat Gleason
in 21 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Nelson’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Nelson
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Eugene P. Foley
1928–2015
Helen Parkhurst
1887–1973American educator, author, and lecturer
Thomas Dreier
1884–1976American editor, writer, advertising executive, and business theorist
Mary Laschinger
born 1959Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Veritiv Corporation
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Wabasha counts 5 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Nelson 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)
- Mary Pat Gleason: Angela George at https://www.flickr.com/photos/sharongraphics/, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Parkhurst: The original uploader was Dolph Kohnstamm at Dutch Wikipedia. (Original text: unknown), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ole H. Olson: Ole H. Olson for Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Taylor Heise: John Mac, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Hinman Waskey: Edward Sanford Harrison (editor-publisher); photographer unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John R. Foley: US Government printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucius Roy Holbrook: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willard Ames Holbrook: Uknown War Photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons