Famous people · Plainfield
9 famous people were born within 35 miles of Plainfield
The nearest, Henry Solomon Wellcome, was born in Almond, 7 mi away. Joe Pavelski is the most widely known, written about in 20 languages. No famous person’s birth in Plainfield is on record yet. The Wisconsin lists hold names for 680 towns.
Born nearby
9
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
Joe Pavelski
Best known
Joe Pavelski
in 20 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Plainfield’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Plainfield
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Clayton K. Slack
1896–1976United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Plainfield 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 (4)
- Joe Pavelski: Ivan Makarov, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walt Wilmot: Goodwin & Company, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clayton K. Slack: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Blader: Sean LaFianza, Executive Office for United States Attorneys, USDOJ, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons