Famous people · Prairie Farm
7 famous people were born within 35 miles of Prairie Farm
Closest of all is Al Kircher, from Turtle Lake, 9 mi away. Gaylord Nelson is the most widely known, written about in 28 languages. No entry yet names Prairie Farm as a birthplace. 676 towns in Wisconsin have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
7
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Gaylord Nelson
Best known
Gaylord Nelson
in 28 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Prairie Farm’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Prairie Farm
The 7 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ben Hur Lampman
1886–1954U.S. newspaper editor, essayist, short story writer, and poet
Norman C. Skogstad
1921–2001American World War II flying ace, Medal of Honor recipient and lawyer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Prairie Farm 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 (5)
- Gaylord Nelson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Madilyn Bailey: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Pafko: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles C. McDonald: Mickey Sanborn, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Hur Lampman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons