Famous people · Slinger
Born near Slinger: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Lynn Roethke, born in West Bend, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Amadeus William Grabau, with articles in 11 languages. Over the border in Hartford, 11 names are on record, led by Quinn Meinerz. So far, no famous person on record was born in Slinger.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Amadeus William Grabau
Best known
Amadeus William Grabau
in 11 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Slinger’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Slinger
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ward Christensen
1945–2024Computer pioneer, invented Xmodem and co-invented BBS
Glenway Wescott
1901–1987American poet, novelist and essayist
Timothy Ramthun
born 195721st century American politician, Wisconsin State Assembly
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Slinger 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)
- Amadeus William Grabau: Public domain, 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
- Josh Thompson: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel S. Barney: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons