Famous people · Rutland
Born near Rutland: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is William P. Murphy, from Stoughton, 5 mi away. Next door, Stoughton lists 13, led by William P. Murphy. Not one famous person on record comes from Rutland yet. Famous people are on record for 670 of the towns in Wisconsin.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
William P. Murphy
Best known
William P. Murphy
in 57 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Rutland’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Rutland
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
John Litel
1892–19721892–1972; American film and television actor
Neil Walker
born 1976American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder
Jamie King
born 1972American director, choreographer, writer
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Stoughton has the most people on record, 13 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rutland 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)
- William P. Murphy: The Nobel Foundation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Litel: Trailer screenshot Licencing information :https://web.archive.org/web/20080321033709/http://www.sabucat.com/?pg=copyright and http://www.creativeclearance.com/guidelines.html#D2, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessica Vetter: _becaro_, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John E. Erickson: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Stricker: Kemberly Groue, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sterling North: TheCatalyst31, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Conrad Elvehjem: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles R. Van Hise: Original owned by the University of Wisconsin Archives: Meuer I:54. William J. Meuer Photoart Collection, Image number M293 in University of Wisconsin photographic history, vol I (1889-1910), [Portraits of U. W. faculty, p. 55, marked "Curtis 1958"(…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons