Famous people · Rock Elm
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Rock Elm
Elmwood, which borders it, has one on its list: Hugh E. Wild. Closest of all is William Walter Clark, from Plum City, 6 mi away. The best known of them is Helen Parkhurst, with articles in 19 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Rock Elm.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Helen Parkhurst
Best known
Helen Parkhurst
in 19 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Rock Elm’s famous people
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Famous people born near Rock Elm
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
George Thompson
1918–1982Attorney General of Wisconsin 1963–1965
Mary Laschinger
born 1959Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Veritiv Corporation
Helen Parkhurst
1887–1973American educator, author, and lecturer
Thomas Dreier
1884–1976American editor, writer, advertising executive, and business theorist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rock Elm 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 (9)
- Helen Parkhurst: The original uploader was Dolph Kohnstamm at Dutch Wikipedia. (Original text: unknown), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucius Roy Holbrook: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willard Ames Holbrook: Uknown War Photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- C. A. Ingram: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Thompson: Office of the Attorney General of Wisconsin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Nystrom: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Walter Clark: Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George E. Scott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh E. Wild: US Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons