Famous people · Sharon
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Sharon
The best known of them is Peter Weller, with articles in 42 languages. Closest of all is Lowell C. Kilday, from New Hope, 8 mi away. Ralph Scott is the one name listed next door in Dewey. 679 towns in Wisconsin have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Peter Weller
Best known
Peter Weller
in 42 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Sharon’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Sharon
Nobody born in Sharon is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Suzy Favor Hamilton
born 1968American middle-distance runner, former escort and mental health activist
George B. Nelson
1876–1943Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Dewey has the most on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sharon 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)
- Peter Weller: Florida Supercon, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Garrett Weber-Gale: Nicole from Kansas, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Pavelski: Ivan Makarov, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Suzy Favor Hamilton: Sargossa, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Janel McCarville: SusanLesch, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Biadasz: U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George B. Nelson: Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons