Famous people · Park Ridge
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Park Ridge
The nearest, Peter Weller, was born in Stevens Point, 1 mi away. In all of Wisconsin, the famous people on record come from 670 towns. The list for Park Ridge is empty for now. The longest list of any town in Wisconsin belongs to Racine, with 85.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
1 mi
Peter Weller
Best known
Peter Weller
in 42 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Park Ridge’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Park Ridge
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Suzy Favor Hamilton
born 1968American middle-distance runner, former escort and mental health activist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Park Ridge 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)
- Peter Weller: Florida Supercon, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Garrett Weber-Gale: Nicole from Kansas, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Pavelski: Ivan Makarov, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Suzy Favor Hamilton: Sargossa, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Janel McCarville: SusanLesch, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Biadasz: U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walt Wilmot: Goodwin & Company, CC0, Wikimedia Commons