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Famous people · St. Peter

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

The nearest, Viola Smith, was born in Mount Calvary, 5 mi away. King Camp Gillette is the most widely known, written about in 39 languages. No famous person’s birth in St. Peter is on record yet. Across Wisconsin, the lists cover 679 towns.

#1 best knownKing Camp GilletteBusiness · 1855–1932
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Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
King Camp Gillette
Best known
King Camp Gillette
in 39 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about St. Peter’s famous people

★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near St. Peter

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

10 mi20 mi35 miFond du Lac · 6Marshfield · 5New Holstein · 4Chilton · 3North Fond du Lac · 1Eden · 1St. Peter
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Ronald Langacker

born 1942

Professor emeritus in the field of linguistics at the University of California, San Diego.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is St. Peter 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.

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