Famous people · Plum Lake
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Plum Lake
Gerald J. Boileau, born in Woodruff, 14 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Dale Wasserman, with articles in 11 languages. No famous person’s birth in Plum Lake is on record yet. The longest list of any town in Wisconsin belongs to Racine, with 85.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
29 mi
Dale Wasserman
Best known
Dale Wasserman
in 11 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Plum Lake’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Plum Lake
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Robert Peters
1924–2014American poet, critic, scholar, playwright, editor and actor
Gail Guthrie Valaskakis
1939–2007Canadian scholar
Jane Edward Schilling
1930–2017American activist, historian, and university administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Plum Lake 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)
- Craig Ludwig: Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Nilsson: Cauldroncakes (Uploads), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerald J. Boileau: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Holperin: WisPolitics.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leah Berard: at, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Natalie Decker: Zach Catanzareti Photo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons