Famous people · Palmyra
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Palmyra
Alden Sanborn is the most widely known, written about in 18 languages. Closest of all is Reese Brantmeier, from Cold Spring, 6 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Palmyra is on record yet. 646 of the towns in Wisconsin list at least one person.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Alden Sanborn
Best known
Alden Sanborn
in 18 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Palmyra’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Palmyra
Nobody born in Palmyra is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Raymond L. Erikson
1936–2020American virologist, biologist and molecular biologist
John T. Kean
1857–1933American politician, lawyer and judge
George Grimm
1859–1945American lawyer and judge of the Wisconsin Circuit Court
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Palmyra 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 (7)
- Alden Sanborn: United States Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Sawyer: JESawyer1975, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brianna Decker: Elliott Connor, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Neumann: WisPolitics.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lorena Hickok: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugene W. Chafin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Kirkland Henry: U.S. Government Printing Office, publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons