Famous people · Potter Lake
Born near Potter Lake: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Les Paul is the most widely known, written about in 63 languages. Closest of all is Mark Neumann, from East Troy, 3 mi away. No entry yet names Potter Lake as a birthplace. Across Wisconsin, 671 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Les Paul
Best known
Les Paul
in 63 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Potter Lake’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Potter Lake
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Raymond L. Erikson
1936–2020American virologist, biologist and molecular biologist
Phil H. Jones
born 1874Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Les Paul
1915–2009American jazz guitarist, country guitarist, songwriter and inventor
Vernor Vinge
1944–2024American mathematician, computer scientist, and science fiction writer
Mary Elvira Weeks
1892–1975American chemist and science historian
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Potter 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)
- Les Paul: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vernor Vinge: Raul654, Maarten1980, Zanaq, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gwen Jorgensen: Frankie Fouganthin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Kazmaier: stu_spivack, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrija Novakovich: Antonio Fraioli, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Neumann: WisPolitics.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons