
7 famous people were born within 35 miles of Sand Pillow
The nearest, Hugh H. Price, was born in Black River Falls, 4 mi away. Edward E. Lyon is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Sand Pillow yet. 679 towns across Wisconsin can name a famous person born there.
What stands out about Sand Pillow’s famous people
Famous people born near Sand Pillow
The 7 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr.
1925–1950United States Army Medal of Honor recipient

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sand Pillow 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 (3)
- Edward E. Lyon: Sheppyhill, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh H. Price: "The Los Angeles Times" (Los Angeles, CA)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons