Smelser has no famous person on record yet
Over the border in Platteville, 11 names are on record, led by Herbert Spencer Gasser. 662 towns in Wisconsin have at least one famous person on record. The longest list of any town in Wisconsin belongs to Racine, with 85. Green Bay has the second-longest list in Wisconsin, after Racine, with 57.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Smelser), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Smelser has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Smelser
The fullest list close by belongs to Platteville, with 11.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Smelser and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (2)
- Herbert Spencer Gasser: Esselte, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Cox, Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons