Famous people · Newbold
Born near Newbold: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Gerald J. Boileau, born in Woodruff, 8 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Dale Wasserman, with articles in 11 languages. Over the border in Rhinelander, 18 names are on record, led by Dale Wasserman. No famous person’s birth in Newbold is on record yet.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Dale Wasserman
Best known
Dale Wasserman
in 11 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Newbold’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Newbold
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Robert Peters
1924–2014American poet, critic, scholar, playwright, editor and actor
Jane Edward Schilling
1930–2017American activist, historian, and university administrator
Gail Guthrie Valaskakis
1939–2007Canadian scholar
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The longest list nearby is Rhinelander’s, with 18.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Newbold 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 (6)
- Craig Ludwig: Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Nilsson: Cauldroncakes (Uploads), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerald J. Boileau: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Holperin: WisPolitics.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leah Berard: at, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted St. Germaine: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons