Mary Elvira Weeks
1892–1975American chemist and science historian
Famous people · Springfield
Born near Springfield: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Bill Kazmaier is the most widely known, written about in 14 languages. The nearest, Mary Elvira Weeks, was born in Lyons, 3 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Springfield. No town in Wisconsin lists more than Racine, with 85.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Bill Kazmaier
Best known
Bill Kazmaier
in 14 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Springfield’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Springfield
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ed Garvey
1940–2017American lawyer, labor leader, NFLPA executive director
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Springfield 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)
- Bill Kazmaier: stu_spivack, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buddy Melges: Port of San Diego from San Diego, CA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Neil Gehrels: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Neumann: WisPolitics.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lorena Hickok: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry A. Cooper: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Garvey: Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugene W. Chafin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons