Born near Scott: 12 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Wendy Boglioli, was born in Merrill, 2 mi away. The best known of them is Marissa Mayer, with articles in 51 languages. In all of Wisconsin, the famous people on record come from 671 towns. The list for Scott is empty for now.
What stands out about Scott’s famous people
Famous people born near Scott
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Ralph D. Hetzel
1882–1947Tenth president of Penn State University

Walter B. Chilsen
1885–1982American newspaper editor and politician

Marissa Mayer
born 1975American business executive and engineer, former CEO of Yahoo!
Jalen Johnson
born 2001American basketball player (born December 2001)

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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Merrill, with 9.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Scott 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 (6)
- Marissa Mayer: TechCrunch_SF_2013_4S2A3709_(9725490621).jpg: TechCrunch derivative work: Regi51, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gloria Coates: Dietrich Hilmi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Edgar Tewes: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward S. Jordan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph D. Hetzel: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter B. Chilsen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons