
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Saratoga
The nearest, Ed Lewis, was born in Nekoosa, 6 mi away. Next door, Nekoosa lists 3, led by Ed Lewis. So far, no famous person on record was born in Saratoga. Bonnie Bartlett is the most widely known, written about in 26 languages.
What stands out about Saratoga’s famous people
Famous people born near Saratoga
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.






Grim Natwick
1890–1990American artist, animator, and film director







Clayton K. Slack
1896–1976United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Nekoosa: 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Saratoga 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 (13)
- Bonnie Bartlett: Alan Light, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Daly: CBS staff?, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Pavelski: Ivan Makarov, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grim Natwick: Jud Hurd (1913-2005), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Lewis: This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published in the United States between 1931 and 1977, inclusive, without a copyright notice. For further explanation, see Commons:Hirtle chart as well as a detailed definition of …, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Trickle: I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license:, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thor Johnson: Photographer not identified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Sue Vruwink: WisPolitics.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walt Wilmot: Goodwin & Company, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clayton K. Slack: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Delsing: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Theodore W. Brazeau: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chief Oshkosh: Samuel Marsden Brooks (1816–1892), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
