Famous people · Readstown
Born near Readstown: 13 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Henry Benn, was born in Viola, 6 mi away. Butch Vig is the most widely known, written about in 27 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Readstown. The longest list in Wisconsin is Racine’s, with 85 names.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Butch Vig
Best known
Butch Vig
in 27 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Readstown’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Readstown
Nobody born in Readstown is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Laverne Nelson Black
1887–1938American painter, illustrator, and sculptor
Amos Fries
1873–1963Second chief of the United States Army's Chemical Warfare Service
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Readstown 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 (7)
- Butch Vig: Holywood56, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark C. Lee: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Gillett: Bushnell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles R. Savage: Vibert Jeffers .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);bo…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amos Fries: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dexter Bean: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ludvig Hektoen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons