18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Rosholt
Closest of all is Lowell C. Kilday, from New Hope, 6 mi away. The best known of them is Peter Weller, with articles in 42 languages. No famous person on record lists Rosholt as their birthplace yet. 646 of the towns in Wisconsin list at least one person.
What stands out about Rosholt’s famous people
Famous people born near Rosholt
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



George B. Nelson
1876–1943Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court



Suzy Favor Hamilton
born 1968American middle-distance runner, former escort and mental health activist

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rosholt 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)
- Peter Weller: Florida Supercon, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Garrett Weber-Gale: Nicole from Kansas, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Suzy Favor Hamilton: Sargossa, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Janel McCarville: SusanLesch, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Biadasz: U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George B. Nelson: Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Polasek: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons