Born near Norrie: 9 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Chester J. Roberts, from Birnamwood, 5 mi away. Over the border in Birnamwood, 2 names are on record, led by Chester J. Roberts. No famous person on record lists Norrie as their birthplace yet. Marissa Mayer is the most widely known, written about in 51 languages.
What stands out about Norrie’s famous people
Famous people born near Norrie
The 9 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Marissa Mayer
born 1975American business executive and engineer, former CEO of Yahoo!
Jalen Johnson
born 2001American basketball player (born December 2001)

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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Birnamwood, with 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Norrie 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)
- Marissa Mayer: TechCrunch_SF_2013_4S2A3709_(9725490621).jpg: TechCrunch derivative work: Regi51, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gloria Coates: Dietrich Hilmi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons