Famous people · South Wayne
Born near South Wayne: 15 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Grover C. Winn, was born in Wiota, 6 mi away. The best known of them is Nathan Farragut Twining, with articles in 15 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in South Wayne. Across Wisconsin, 663 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Nathan Farragut Twining
Best known
Nathan Farragut Twining
in 15 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about South Wayne’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near South Wayne
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Homer Dwight Chapman
1898–2005American scientist, scholar, and author
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is South Wayne 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)
- Nathan Farragut Twining: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Bingham Copeland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Young: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clint Jones: Alexander Nilssen from Tromsø, Norway, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abner Dalrymple: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Morrow: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles N. Fowler: “The U.S. House of Representatives - Portraits of Congressmen” (detail), Once a Week newspaper, 1895, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Erickson: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons