Famous people · Russell
Born near Russell: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Van Cleave, born in Bayfield, 7 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Paul Hamm, with articles in 25 languages. Next door, Bayfield lists 3, led by Van Cleave. Across Wisconsin, the lists cover 671 towns.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
19 mi
Paul Hamm
Best known
Paul Hamm
in 25 Wikipedia languages
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★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Russell
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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Of the towns around it, Bayfield has the most on record: 3.
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 (6)
- Paul Hamm: U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brandon D. Bolick/Released, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Morgan Hamm: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennifer Ouellette: Sgerbic, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robin Greenfield: Sean Aranda, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Van Cleave: Demoder, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kechewaishke: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons