Herman Ekern
1872–1954Lawyer, politician; Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
Famous people · Pigeon
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Pigeon
Herman Ekern, born in Pigeon Falls, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Callista Gingrich, with articles in 18 languages. No famous person on record lists Pigeon as their birthplace yet. In all of Wisconsin, the famous people on record come from 642 towns.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Callista Gingrich
Best known
Callista Gingrich
in 18 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Pigeon’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Pigeon
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Louise Erickson
1929–2016All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pigeon 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)
- Callista Gingrich: United States Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herman Ekern: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward E. Lyon: Sheppyhill, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Archie Webb: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest D. Nelson: scanned by Weatherman90, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grover L. Broadfoot: Wisconsin Supreme Court, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons