Famous people · Powers Lake
Born near Powers Lake: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Tom Amandes, born in Richmond, 5 mi away, is the closest. Of the bordering towns, Bloomfield has a list, with Edwin Kull. Not one famous person on record comes from Powers Lake yet. Across Wisconsin, the lists cover 663 towns.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Tom Amandes
Best known
Tom Amandes
in 18 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Powers Lake’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Powers Lake
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Mary Elvira Weeks
1892–1975American chemist and science historian
Ed Garvey
1940–2017American lawyer, labor leader, NFLPA executive director
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Powers 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)
- Bill Kazmaier: stu_spivack, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Neil Gehrels: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Garvey: Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Klaus: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robin Vos: WisPolitics.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Kull: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons