
Born near St. Germain: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Gerald J. Boileau, from Woodruff, 7 mi away. No entry yet names St. Germain as a birthplace. The best known of them is Dale Wasserman, with articles in 11 languages. 652 towns across Wisconsin can name a famous person born there.
What stands out about St. Germain’s famous people
Famous people born near St. Germain
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Robert Peters
1924–2014American poet, critic, scholar, playwright, editor and actor


Gail Guthrie Valaskakis
1939–2007Canadian scholar
Jane Edward Schilling
1930–2017American activist, historian, and university administrator


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is St. Germain 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)
- Craig Ludwig: Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Nilsson: Cauldroncakes (Uploads), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerald J. Boileau: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Holperin: WisPolitics.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leah Berard: at, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Natalie Decker: Zach Catanzareti Photo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons