Famous people · Scandinavia
Born near Scandinavia: 24 famous people within 35 miles
Everett C. Olson is the most widely known, written about in 10 languages. Closest of all is Dave Krieg, from Iola, 4 mi away. No famous person on record lists Scandinavia as their birthplace yet. Across the town line, Amherst lists 6, Tyler Biadasz first.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Everett C. Olson
Best known
Everett C. Olson
in 10 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Scandinavia’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Scandinavia
Nobody born in Scandinavia is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
George B. Nelson
1876–1943Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
Everett C. Olson
1910–1993U.S. paleontologist, zoologist, and geologist
Melvin O. Handrich
1919–1950United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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Amherst leads the towns around it, with 6 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Scandinavia 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 (10)
- Tyler Biadasz: U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward E. Browne: Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyman E. Barnes: ”The House of Representatives of the Fifty Third Congress” (detail), The Graphic Chicago, 1893, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin P. Birdsall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George de Rue Meiklejohn: Sigma Chi Fraternity, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Reid Fred Murray: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George B. Nelson: Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melvin O. Handrich: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Polasek: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Olin B. Lewis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons