19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Sherwood
Closest of all is Annastasia Batikis, from Kaukauna, 7 mi away. Willem Dafoe is the most widely known, written about in 86 languages. No famous person on record lists Sherwood as their birthplace yet. Famous people are on record for 672 of the towns in Wisconsin.
What stands out about Sherwood’s famous people
Famous people born near Sherwood
Nobody born in Sherwood is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

Esmir Bajraktarević
born 2005American-Bosnian association football player


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sherwood 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 (3)
- Joseph McCarthy: United Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Esmir Bajraktarević: Hans Reefman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Zwigoff: Creator:Melissa Zwigoff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons