Famous people · Stanton
23 famous people were born within 35 miles of Stanton
Closest of all is Ted Kleinhans, from Deer Park, 3 mi away. The best known of them is Gaylord Nelson, with articles in 28 languages. Across the town line, New Richmond lists 4, John McNally first. So far, no famous person on record was born in Stanton.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Gaylord Nelson
Best known
Gaylord Nelson
in 28 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Stanton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Stanton
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Casey Finnegan
1890–1958American football coach, college athletics administrator
Jerry M. Anderson
1933–20089th President of Ball State University
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Of the towns nearby, 1 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Stanton 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)
- Gaylord Nelson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Burleigh Grimes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alicia Monson: jenaragon94, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Hraychuck: WisPolitics.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gustav Stickley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Barney: Zeenut, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Klanderman: Kansas State Wildcats: K-StateOnline, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons