
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Pensaukee
The nearest, Fay Holderness, was born in Oconto, 6 mi away. Across the town line, Oconto lists 8, Fay Holderness first. No famous person on record lists Pensaukee as their birthplace yet. Zack Snyder is the most widely known, written about in 59 languages.
What stands out about Pensaukee’s famous people
Famous people born near Pensaukee
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Eli Waldron
1916–1980American short story writer, journalist, poet, and visual artist







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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Oconto: 8.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pensaukee 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)
- Zack Snyder: Elen Nivrae at https://www.flickr.com/photos/nivrae/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Shalhoub: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin MacLeod: Kevin MacLeod, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay DeMerit: Djdannyp, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mona Simpson: Rodrigo Fernández, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Haggerty: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Deedra Irwin: Pavel Hrdlička (Czech Wikipedia user Packa), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fay Holderness: Leo McCarey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
