
Born near Randall: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Billy Klaus, from Spring Grove, 6 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Randall yet. Tom Amandes is the most widely known, written about in 18 languages. Of the bordering towns, Bloomfield has a list, with Edwin Kull.
What stands out about Randall’s famous people
Famous people born near Randall
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Ed Garvey
1940–2017American lawyer, labor leader, NFLPA executive director

Mary Elvira Weeks
1892–1975American chemist and science historian
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Bloomfield counts one famous person.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Randall 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
- 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
- Darwin Hall: Charles Milton Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

