Glenway Wescott
1901–1987American poet, novelist and essayist
Famous people · Scott
Born near Scott: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Glenway Wescott, born in Kewaskum, 8 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Tony Evers, with articles in 22 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Scott. Next door, Auburn lists one, Mildred W. Pelzer.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Tony Evers
Best known
Tony Evers
in 22 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Scott’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Scott
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Timothy Ramthun
born 195721st century American politician, Wisconsin State Assembly
Ward Christensen
1945–2024Computer pioneer, invented Xmodem and co-invented BBS
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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 (8)
- Tony Evers: Tony Evers, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenway Wescott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lynn Roethke: Todd Duncan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Steckel: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hildegarde: The management logo is mostly cut off; it appears to be MCA-Music Corporation of America. While the photographer's name is partly cut off, there is enough to see the name: Maurice Seymour., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Paulsen: David on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred H. Hildebrandt: Billmckern, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Simon Gillen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons