Famous people · Salem
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Salem
Paul Nystrom, born in Maiden Rock, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Mary Pat Gleason, with articles in 21 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Salem. The nearest list is next door in Maiden Rock: one name, Paul Nystrom.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Mary Pat Gleason
Best known
Mary Pat Gleason
in 21 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Salem’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Salem
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
George Thompson
1918–1982Attorney General of Wisconsin 1963–1965
Mary Laschinger
born 1959Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Veritiv Corporation
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Salem 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)
- Mary Pat Gleason: Angela George at https://www.flickr.com/photos/sharongraphics/, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Taylor Heise: John Mac, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Hinman Waskey: Edward Sanford Harrison (editor-publisher); photographer unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucius Roy Holbrook: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willard Ames Holbrook: Uknown War Photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Thompson: Office of the Attorney General of Wisconsin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Nystrom: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Walter Clark: Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons