Famous people · Royalton
Born near Royalton: 19 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Lyman E. Barnes, was born in Weyauwega, 3 mi away. The best known of them is Everett C. Olson, with articles in 10 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Royalton yet. 663 towns in Wisconsin have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Everett C. Olson
Best known
Everett C. Olson
in 10 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Royalton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Royalton
Nobody born in Royalton is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Everett C. Olson
1910–1993U.S. paleontologist, zoologist, and geologist
Melvin O. Handrich
1919–1950United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Frank Lewis Nason
1856–1928American mining engineer, teacher, and writer
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Waupaca counts 9 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Royalton 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 (8)
- Edward E. Browne: Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyman E. Barnes: ”The House of Representatives of the Fifty Third Congress” (detail), The Graphic Chicago, 1893, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin P. Birdsall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George de Rue Meiklejohn: Sigma Chi Fraternity, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Reid Fred Murray: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Lewis Nason: not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Melvin O. Handrich: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Polasek: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons