Famous people · Saxon
24 famous people were born within 35 miles of Saxon
Lise Anne Couture, born in Montreal, 10 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is John Szarkowski, with articles in 15 languages. No famous person on record lists Saxon as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Wisconsin belongs to Racine, with 85.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
John Szarkowski
Best known
John Szarkowski
in 15 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Saxon’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Saxon
The 24 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Renee Ellmers
born 1964Former U.S. Representative from North Carolina
Raymond Joseph Cannon
1894–1951Politician, lawyer, baseball pitcher
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Saxon 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 (7)
- Frank Olson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Renee Ellmers: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennifer Ouellette: Sgerbic, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robin Greenfield: Sean Aranda, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lise Anne Couture: Alex Cao, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Raymond Joseph Cannon: Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library, compiler. Democrat Printing Company (Madison, WI), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Ave: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons