Famous people · Russell
Born near Russell: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Francis E. McGovern, from Elkhart Lake, 5 mi away. The nearest list is next door in New Holstein: 4 names, starting with Alfred A. Laun, Jr.. Not one famous person on record comes from Russell yet. Tony Evers is the most widely known, written about in 22 languages.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Tony Evers
Best known
Tony Evers
in 22 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Russell’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Russell
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Richard J. Greuel
1928–2013American broadcaster, politician and real estate businessman
Mark Tauscher
born 1977American sportsperson and gridiron football player
Amy Binsfeld
born 1976Republican member of Wisconsin State Assembly
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The fullest list close by belongs to New Holstein, with 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Russell 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)
- Tony Evers: Tony Evers, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis E. McGovern: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas P. M. Barnett: PHC(AW) Jon Hockersmith, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Paulsen: David on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Tauscher: Mike Morbeck, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Reilly: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Van Pelt: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons