Famous people · Spring Lake
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Spring Lake
Closest of all is Hugh E. Wild, from Elmwood, 3 mi away. Ethan Iverson is the most widely known, written about in 10 languages. No famous person’s birth in Spring Lake is on record yet. Of the bordering towns, Spring Valley has a list, with Frank Gregory.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Ethan Iverson
Best known
Ethan Iverson
in 10 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Spring Lake’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Spring Lake
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
George Thompson
1918–1982Attorney General of Wisconsin 1963–1965
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Spring Lake 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)
- Harry Miller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- C. A. Ingram: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Thompson: Office of the Attorney General of Wisconsin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nate Stanley: Maize & Blue Nation, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Walter Clark: Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh E. Wild: US Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William A. Kay: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons