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Famous people · St. Lawrence

Born near St. Lawrence: 22 famous people within 35 miles

Reid Fred Murray, born in Ogdensburg, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Everett C. Olson, with articles in 10 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in St. Lawrence. The nearest list is next door in Waupaca: 9 names, starting with Everett C. Olson.

#2 best knownTyler BiadaszSports · born 1997
+18more
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Everett C. Olson
Best known
Everett C. Olson
in 10 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about St. Lawrence’s famous people

Close to homeThe 22 names on this page were all born no farther than 35 miles away.
★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near St. Lawrence

The 22 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miWaupaca · 6Amherst · 6Weyauwega · 3Iola · 2Manawa · 2St. Lawrence
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Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, Waupaca lists the most people: 9.

EOWaupacaEverett C. Olson & 8 moreCKHelvetiaChester L. Krause

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is St. Lawrence 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)
  • Tyler Biadasz: U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Edward E. Browne: Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Lyman E. Barnes: ”The House of Representatives of the Fifty Third Congress” (detail), The Graphic Chicago, 1893, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Benjamin P. Birdsall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • George de Rue Meiklejohn: Sigma Chi Fraternity, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Reid Fred Murray: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • George B. Nelson: Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
  • Melvin O. Handrich: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons